--- title: "Hi everyone! This is Jean Pierre and I don’t know what he is : plant…" description: "Hi everyone! This is Jean Pierre and I don’t know what he is : plant identifier says corn plant but I’ve had him for 8 months and he’s not been terribly well.…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/657247d93105b23d1f7c7834" community: "Anything about plants" author: "Calie" published: "2023-12-07T22:31:53.359Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/r5Uf74GUknPVXILBWowJEui3ZhVacmZyKykTkg_rN_k/fdf13df9a57c4b6ea485cf7432e1a144.webp?size=large" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md) # Hi everyone! This is Jean Pierre and I don’t know what he is : plant… _Posted by Calie on 2023-12-07_ Hi everyone! This is Jean Pierre and I don’t know what he is : plant identifier says corn plant but I’ve had him for 8 months and he’s not been terribly well. I’m thinking it may be because he’s not actually a corn plant and needs better soil ect. What are your thoughts? ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/r5Uf74GUknPVXILBWowJEui3ZhVacmZyKykTkg_rN_k/fdf13df9a57c4b6ea485cf7432e1a144.webp?size=large) ## 3 comments ### Sandy B commented on 2023-12-07 Your plant does look like a dracena to me, and a corn plant is from the dracena family. Directions for my corn plant were to let the soil mostly dry out and then give it a good watering. It does pretty well with neglect. But am wondering if yours is a different type of dracena as I don’t see much heighth? ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/4jSZ4AUSqrdaFLXX37aVST-Rgzzd4lu9RMJAWNBQdiI/5d1feec523a44c539b08d0e8e7ad6961.webp?size=large) ### KD 🪴 commented on 2023-12-07 Dracaena compacta ### Nikki commented on 2023-12-09 Janet Craig plant --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_