Hanjuang Batang | Corn Plant | Dracaena fragrans

Corn plants as houseplants are most valued for their easy-going character. They put up with erratic watering and they are happy being provided with any type of indoor conditions; from bright indirect lights to low lights.

Not just treasured for their laid back features, they are also giving. The famous NASA Clean Air Study indicated that the plants contribute highly in removing indoor pollutants. At their happiest conditions, they might reward you by growing small, white fragrant flowers.

No wonder the Chagga tribe of Tanzania, where the Corn Plants originated, regarded them as holy. In Africa, they are commonly grown as hedges and mark sacred sites.

Things you need to know

Botanical name

Dracaena fragrans

Origin

Tropical Africa, from south of Sudan to Mozambique, west to Côte d’Ivoire and southwest to Angola

Nickname

Hanjuang Batang

Corn Plant

Dragon Tree