The Most Common Causes for Yellow and Brown Leaves on Your Dumb Cane
Your Dieffenbachia’s leaves used to be a beautiful mix of deep green, creamy white, and electric yellow-green. Now they’re fading to a washed-out yellow or crisping up and turning brown.…
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How to Encourage Your Dieffenbachia to Grow Full and Bushy
Dieffenbachias can produce very impressive foliage – big, broad leaves covered with speckles and stripes of creamy white, lemon-lime yellow, and vivid forest green. Unfortunately, these houseplants often grow tall…
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6 Possible Reasons Your Dumb Cane Isn’t Growing and What to Do to Help
Does your Dieffenbachia seem to be stuck in a rut? Has it lost interest in gaining height and sprouting new leaves? As a concerned plant parent, you’re no doubt wondering…
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Can You Revive a Dying Dumb Cane? 8 Steps to Nurse It Back to Health
Dumb Canes are tough houseplants, and they’ll often hang on for a long time even in less-than-ideal growing conditions. That can make it even more alarming when they do start…
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8 Reasons Why Dieffenbachia May Have Curled and Droopy Leaves
Is there anything sadder-looking than a wilting plant? Your Dieffenbachia’s leaves are magnificent when they’re spread out wide in all their lush, multicolored glory. But when they start drooping and…
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What To Do When Your Dieffenbachia Is Getting Too Tall – Step by Step Instructions
Dieffenbachias tend to be vigorous growers. Give them a little bit of love, and they’ll sprout into huge canes with broad, luxurious foliage. That’s part of their charm, but it…
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How to Save an Overwatered Dieffenbachia from Root Rot
If you’ve been giving your Dieffenbachia too much water – a common problem in houseplant care – there’s a chance it may have picked up root rot from its oversaturated…
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Why Your Dieffenbachia is Leggy and How To Fix and Prevent It
When you took home your Dieffenbachia, it looked like the perfect tabletop plant: a short, bushy profusion of gorgeous leaves. Then it started to grow. Now it’s grown a tall,…
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Why Your Dieffenbachia is Weeping, Crying, and Dripping Water
You’ve done your best to keep your Dieffenbachia happy – so why does it look like it’s crying? If your plant seems to be oozing drops of moisture, it’s natural…
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The Most Common Pests Infesting Dumb Canes and How to Eradicate Them
You’ve worked hard to grow your Dumb Cane into a hefty and healthy plant. The last thing you want is for something to come along and eat it. Sadly, many…
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