Dumb cane grow and care – herbaceous of the genus Dieffenbachia also known as Dieffenbachia amoena or Dumbcane, Dumb cane perennial evergreen used as ornamental plant, can grow in tropics, mediterranean or subtropics climate or as houseplant and growing in hardiness zone 10+.
Leaves color green variegate green with pink, yellow or white.
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction? No
Difficulties or problems when growing: ?
Planting season: All year
Pests and diseases: Aphids, snails
Pruning season: All year
How to prune:
Dead leaves
Size of the plant? 0.5-1.5 m, 20-60 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition: Slow growing
Water requirement: Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing: Half Shade / Full Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant? Yes
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers: Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season: All year can bloom but after a lot of years
General information about the flower White flower with big stem with green stamen that looks like linear ice pop hive, bracts are the showy part in the plant, bracts color can be: green or white to cream
