DIEFFENBACHIA MACULATA BOTANICAL NAME DIEFFENBACHIA MACULATA

PRONUNCIATION dee - fen -BACH- ee- ah MACK - you - la - ta

COMMON NAME Dumbcane

FAMILY Araceae

Life Cycle Houseplant- perennial Outdoors- annual

Growth Habit Shrub

ARRANGEMENT Alternate

LEAF Elliptical Length 8” - 12” Width 4”

MARGIN Entire

VEINS Pinnate

COMPOSITION Simple

FLOWER White Spathe and Spadix Randomly flowers

FRUIT Orange changing to red 3/8” long

EXPOSURE Shade

GROWTH Rapid

USE House Plant

DESCRIPTION Leaves are dark green with spots of grey-silver on them Has more leaf veins than Aglaonema

DESCRIPTION Has leaf sheath that is open all the way down whereas Aglaonema leaf sheath is open a little way and then closes tight

Interesting Info Called ‘Dumbcane’ because if you eat it, you will lose your voice or your life

CULTURAL PRACTICES Propagate by cuttings or air layering

PROBLEMS

ZONES Tropical

NATIVE OF: Costa Rica