"Harry Muscle" wrote in message
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I have a corn plant at work that I'm getting conerned about. I know
"corn plant" is a very faigue name so I looked up some scientific names
that might match the plant I'm talking about. It looks almost
identical to Dracaena Massangeana or Dracaena Fragrans.

This plant is originally from home where it was doing great. I then
brought it into work where it continued to do fine. It was in a
location where it received some natural light (it was about 30-40 feet
from a window) but most of the light came from overhead lighting which
would go off for the most part at night. I've now moved offices where
the plant gets no natural lighting and unforutnely it sits very close
to one of the lights that never goes off so it receives lighting 24/7.
It's been losing a leaf every few weeks for the last few months since
I've moved. So I'm wondering if the fact that it's receiving light
24/7 might be the problem. I'm guessing a plant needs rest time too,
correct? Is there anything I can do other than moving the plant
somewhere else?

Thanks,
Harry


Is it also growing new leaves up top? If so, give it time to adjust to the
new situation. Many plants will lose leaves in reaction to situational
changes. Also, Dracaena will lose its lower leaves gradually, even under the
best of conditions. They just get old. Eventually, you end up with longer
trunk than you began with. There's a way around this which involves
something called air layering. You make a notch someplace on the trunk where
you'd like roots to grow. When roots develop, you cut the trunk off below
that point and stick the new "root zone" into a pot. Voila. Shorter plant.

Check this out:
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/gl_plants_p...382837,00.html