After Your Corn Plant Blooms: Removing Spent Flower Stalks

Congratulations!

A blooming Corn Plant means you’ve cared for it well for many years.

Cut the flower stems off at their base (where they emerge from the foliage) once they start turning brown and dry. They only get messier if left.

Continue current routine. The plant may bloom again in future years.

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