I just repotted two of these. they are doing not too bad inspite of my brown thumb. They now have larger pots, better support and new moist soil. I notice some of the older leaves at the bottom have dry brown edges, what causes this? Also they have long bare centre stems, can these be made to grow leaves or can they be encouraged to get roots higher up on the stems to be repotted again?
Diffenbachia They do best when they are in a moist soil and can even stand having "wet feet" for extended periods of time. Leaves are temporary structures and the oldest ones will eventually turn brown and need to be removed.
I'd say it's a variety of Dieffenbachia, and a quite beautiful one too. Your brown edges are likely due to not enough moisture, but if you've just repotted with good soil I think your plant will be OK.---I have taken cuttings from my Dieffenbachias, but these were stems which were hanging out and down---they rooted well. However, I would be reluctant to try this with a central stem, as it might have a not-so-good result on the plant's appearance. ---Perhaps someone out there could delve into the subject of air-layering---?
Yes, we know about the water thing, Steve. See my previous post. And I presented the subject of air layering not as a necessity but as a possibility.
Nice aroid you have there!! It looks like one of the D. seguine cultivars, as to which one I am not sure Ed
An aroid or arum family are a group of plants that uniquely have a spathe and a spadix. Look here There is a seperate Aroid forum on here if you want to take a look also. Most people grow them and don't even know they are an aroid : ) Ed
Thanks for the info. I have now discovered something very interesting about "duckweed". I have a very large pond and it has lots of duckweed. I had no idea how amazing some of these plants are. I'm also interested in aquatic plants that I can get cheap to help clean out my pond sludge. Thanks again.
