A tropical plant that is both alluring and warns people and creatures to keep their distance is the Camouflage dumb cane (Dieffenbachia ‘Camouflage’). The name “dumb cane” comes from its ability to ...

Dear Roger: Can you tell me the name of this plant? I have it in the house. Will it grow outdoors? It’s getting pretty big and I have only had it four years. How big will it get? My neighbor told me ...

My mother’s dieffenbachia was always in the background of my life, quietly beautifying a room with its green, white-speckled leaves. In my childhood home in Texas, it sat in a pot on adobe-red tile ...

A relatively new cultivar of dumb cane is the Dieffenbachia 'Memoria corsii,' discovered in a tropical nursery in Florida. This plant has large (12-inch-long), ovate leaves with a wonderful grey-green ...

While houseplants enhance homes and purify air, some pose risks. Dieffenbachia, or dumb cane, is particularly hazardous. Its attractive leaves contain calcium oxalate crystals that can cause severe ...