

For delivery orders, please add your full name, the recipient’s full name, delivery address, telephone number, and enclosure message. If the item is in stock we will let you know and text you a link of your invoice for payment. Please text us a photo of the items to confirm your items are in-stock or if you are having difficulties placing an online order for pick-up or delivery. Also, if you want to avoid waiting online, stop by in the early or later part of the day. If you missed the deadline give us a call or you may stop by the studio and grab one of our gorgeous grab and go floral arrangements. Please place your online orders for DELIVERY by Friday, May 12th, 2023 and for PICK-UP by Saturday, May 13th, 2023. Through Mother’s Day, we will be creating unique floral arrangements. Memoria Corsii resembles a painter's dropcloth after we painted the bedroom lime green, the trim dark green, and inside the closets white.This week, in preparation for Mother’s Day, Big, soft, oval, leaves are mainly in the lime, edged in pine green and splattered with white as if that wasn't enough. Tiny hair-like green lines brush down the leaves if you want even more. A nice medium-sized plant for a medium-sized space, this "Leopard Lily" is a memorable plant. Water - Medium (3): Water plant when dry.There really is a lily type flower it can produce, though not really worth waiting for, this foliage is the main event. Why Is The Dieffenbachia Called “Dumb Cane”?.Difficulty - Low/Med (2): A little less finicky than most.Light - Medium (3): Plant prefers natural, diffused light.Plant does not like soil to always be moist, but doesn't like to stay dry once becomes dry.
DIEFFENBACHIA MEMORIA CORSII SKIN
Why Is The Dieffenbachia Called “Dumb Cane”? Uses: Display on a tabletop, large varieties use as a floor plant.Grooming: Wipe leaves monthly with a damp cloth to remove dust.Toxicity: Dieffenbachias are poisonous and toxic, it causes swelling of the throat, skin irritation, and more.Propagation: Tip cutting or stem segments.Pests & Diseases: mealybugs, spider mites.Fertilizer: Apply a liquid houseplant fertilizer at 1/2 strength every 6 weeks to 2 months.Water: Keep the potting medium moist, can tolerate some soil drying.Soil: Plant Dieffenbachia in houseplant soil or DIY two parts peat moss and 1 part perlite.Temperature: 70°-80° degrees Fahrenheit – damage occurs below 50° degrees Fahrenheit, likes humidity.Light: Medium to high light (bright east or south window).Size: Small varieties 12″-24″ inches | Tall varieties up to 6″ feet tall.Family & Origin: Araceae – New World Tropics, South America, Mexico, West Indies south to Argentina.Botanical Name: Dieffenbachia – (deef-en-BOK-ee-uh).Wrapping Up Caring For Dieffenbachia Quick Dieffenbachia Care Guide.What Are The Best Uses For The Dieffenbachia Plant?.What Are The Most Popular Dieffenbachia Varieties?.How Do You Care For A Dieffenbachia Plant?.Where Did The Name “Dieffenbachia” Come From?. Through the years the plant Dieffenbachia has also been known as the mother-in-law tongue (the common name used for Sansevieria aka “snake plant”) referring to the toxic sap with calcium oxalate crystals, which inflame the tongue and throat causing temporary loss of speech if ingested. Where Did The Name “Dieffenbachia” Come From? It’s been reported that slaves were given “dumb cane” as a form of punishment (more below). Dieffenbachia Memoria corsii is an attractive medium sized plant with grey-green leaves which are mottled with white spots. The name Dieffenbachia was given to the genus by Heinrich Wilhelm Schott the director of the Botanical Gardens in Vienna to honor the head gardener Joseph Dieffenbach (1796–1863). Schott was a botanist well known for his extensive work on the aroids (Family: Araceae).

The herbaceous perennial Dieffenbachia originates from the New World tropics rainforests of Mexico to Argentina and the West Indies. The plant has alternate simple leaves with white flecks or spots attached to straight stems. Yes, the dumbcane is poisonous and toxic, causing swelling of the throat and skin irritation, and more.įor details read our article – Is The Dieffenbachia Plant Poisonous? Does The Dieffenbachia Flower? The native origin provides some idea of the type of care and conditions the plant likes. The Dieffenbachia plants do flower and has no real smell or fragrance. The flowers (inflorescence) looks like flowers on a calla lily or Monstera deliciosa. Pin Flower on Dieffenbachia maculataĪfter flowering, the center of the Dumb Canes stem “dies” but side shoots usually form, and the plant continues to grow.

As the side shoots mature they can be removed, propagated and planted to produce new plants. What Is Dieffenbachia Amoena?ĭieffenbachia Amoena is the plant most people commonly know of all Dieffenbachia varieties. It is one of the taller Dieffenbachia varieties growing to heights of around 4′ or 5′ feet as large single stem specimens. Pin Mottled leaves of Dieffenbachia amoena – image via CC4.0
