Corn plant / mass cane
Dracaena fragrans
A tropical houseplant. Prefers partial shade. Wants a substrate that drains steadily. As a species it wants water about every 10 days. Mildly toxic if ingested.
Corn plant / mass cane: how often should you water it?
That’s the interval our references converge on for this species indoors: roughly every 10 days between waterings, adjusted for your light and your season.
What we do and don’t publish
Why we don’t give you a date.
We publish the interval this species usually wants. We don’t publish a date for your plant — nothing here measures it. The interval is a starting point you adjust from what you actually log.
Care cadences
What’s known about this species
Light
Environment
Soil & pot
Pot with drainage and a well-draining mix. Use non-fluoridated water (leaf-tip burn). Slow-growing; repot every 2-3 years.
Toxicity
Toxic to cats & dogs (ASPCA): saponins cause vomiting (sometimes blood-tinged), depression, anorexia, hypersalivation, and dilated pupils in cats.
The species’ year
A typical year for this species in a temperate northern home. It shifts with your light and your latitude — we don’t track your plant’s season, so treat this as rhythm, not schedule.
Verdalia holds the interval, your log moves it. Free to start.
Verdalia publishes species guidance curated from horticultural references. It does not measure your plant — you log what you do, and the intervals adjust to what you log. Suggest a correction