If you're looking for a low-maintenance plant that won't demand too much of your time and attention, it’s time to add a corn plant to your houseplant collection. The corn plant (Dracaena ...

Because the corn plant needs little maintenance and is drought-tolerant, it can grow in a wide variety of soil types. It's a popular houseplant that can thrive indoors out of direct sunlight.

Each plant produces about two ears of corn, so overall production in the space is not as high as it would be for other popular vegetables, such as tomatoes, squash, snap beans or trellised cucumbers.

Plant now and again in August in blocks so pollen falls from tassel to ears down on stalks; otherwise, it blows away and you end up with kerneless ears.