A jasmine-like perfume may be wafting through South Florida neighborhoods this time of year as an escaped houseplant explodes with delicate white flowers on long droopy stalks. The fragrant dracaena ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. A Dracaena can bring a touch of tropical elegance to your home — if you know how to meet its simple but specific needs. With many varieties to ...

Q: Our corn plant recently produced the flower stalk in the photo. It's a sappy mess, but oddly attractive and fragrant. I had no idea they could flower. Does this mean it's root bound and needs to be ...

Ms. Tsui is the author of “American Chinatown” and “Why We Swim.” In photographs displayed at my grandfather’s funeral last month, the plant is there: a splendid, eight-foot dracaena, holding court ...