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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” QuickTime™ and a Photo - JPEG decompressor are needed to see this picture. MARGIN Entire VEINS Pinnate QuickTime™ and a Photo - JPEG decompressor are needed to see this picture. 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 greysilver 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
