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Dracaena fragrans (Corn Plant) Flowering: Fragrant Blooms on Mature Plants

Yes, Corn Plants Flower

Dracaena fragrans 'Massangeana' blooms when mature, potbound, in good light, with a night temperature drop. Flowers are fragrant (hence fragrans) and sticky—both normal.

To Encourage Repeat Blooms

Don't repot, relocate, or change care.
Cut off spent flower spike when messy.
Sticky sap is part of flowering, not pests.

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