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Corn Plant (Dracaena) Too Tall: Prune and Propagate

A ceiling-height corn plant (Dracaena fragrans 'Massangeana') can be cut back by half. Use 3:1 potting soil:perlite, rooting hormone. Remove lower leaves on cutting (1 foot bare stem), plant cutting in new pot or beside parent. Parent will sprout multiple new shoots—pinch to 2. Best time: April–July. Never repot in fall/winter.

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