Dieffenbachia Care Guide

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Dieffenbachia (also known as Dumb cane) is famous for its beauty, and deadlyness. Now this plant is so extremely dangerous that if you consume any part of the plant or even if it gets in your eyes, seek medical attention immediatly. 

Prevention:

-Keep Dieffenbachia plants out of reach for children and pets

-Wear gloves when handling or trimming the plants to avoid skin contact

-Wash hands thoroughly after handling the plant.

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FLOWERS:

If you see a weird white-greenish inflorescence on the plant, don´t worry! The flower does cost the plant a lot of energy, so unless you are planning on pollinating it, i recommend cutting it off as it has no further use and drains the plant.

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WATERING:

This is actually one of the strongest plants i have ever had! I once put it outside in a shed an forgot about it for 2 months, it only lost 2 leaves! You can water these plants once a week or once a month. If you want lots of growth on this plant, i recommend watering once a week.

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LIGHT REQUIREMENTS:

They aren´t picky about their light requirements at all! Now they obviously grow better if they are infront of a window, but they can tolerate shade. They have quite strong leaves and they can handle a few hours of direct sunlight a day, just make sure it is not too long otherwise the leaves can burn.

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PROPAGATION:

Propagation is really easy for this plant! Just take a stem cutting with multipule nodes, stick it in water, and pot it up once it has a couple inches of roots.

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MEDIUMS:

A soil that provides enough airflow and has proper drainage is best for this plant, so make a soil mix consiting of activated horticultural charcoal, perlite, soil, lea, coco peat and coco chips.