The Dieffembachias.

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These are a group of plants whose most striking feature are the colors of their leaves. Although there are many in my garden there are only two species.

The diefembachia maculata and the one with green leaves, the maculata has thin, oval leaves with shades of white and green, and then there are those with green leaves and a characteristic central nerve. The leaves are shiny and must be cleaned of dust to maintain their permeability. They enjoy the semi-shadow, because the direct exposure to the sun burns its leaves.

It’s considered an indoor plant. It can be kept both inside the house and in places where the sunlight reaches them indirectly. They aren’t plants that enjoy a lot of moisture in their substrate.

For the fertilizer, it’s necessary to know that they like acidic pH, so organic fertilizer must be added to the substrate so that strong leaves and stems grow. It’s usually a plant that doesn’t reach more than one meter in height.

It’s a species that is considered toxic, because putting your hands in direct contact with the sap of the plant from the leaves or stems, or even handling the plant by cutting its leaves, can cause inflammation of the mouth and eyes.

This plant has bloomed twice. With a spathe whose center is a white spike that remains for more than 15 days.

The substrate must be free of puddles, because it doesn’t tolerate excess watering but it does support long periods with no watering.

For reproduction, cuts are made to the plant of the size that we best consider and then it’s sown in a substrate with good drainage. Again, the plant prefers substrate with slight acidity.

 

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Ohh we also have this plant in my grandmother's garden but ours has white spots which make it look more exotic, maybe because we planted it outside

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3 years ago

I don `t believe. The dieffenbachias have more than 30 known species and those that man manages to hybridize and those that appear in exotic places. Each one has its own beauty. They should be shaded by taller trees. Its leaves are like very fine paper. I read something that the Philippines have some words similar to Spanish and I see that they also have other things in common with us.

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3 years ago

Yes, we have words that are in spanish yet I'm so dumb at understanding it in a full sentence but i can in fragments and all. So there are more variations of that plant, that's new since i mostly see one variation planted in my area. Maybe there would be more in the forests here?

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3 years ago

I don't think you're dumb at all. the sentences change so much if they are not read from the beginning so it is not worth anything that you know two words and the rest not. I think you must have as much variety of plants as here. Only you may not see them.

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3 years ago

Half of those sentences still make sense to me but the rest, i need to google for. I can only understand the most basic of phrases and sentences, really. I see them in botanical museums up north and down south in my country because a few places under government protection makes an exhibit for such plants

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3 years ago

I usually read the words of some of your sentences. But I only read the words and the rest does not make sense to me. So I have to look for everything in the translator.

There are places where these species are protected.

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3 years ago

We have the same problem 😂😂😂 perhaps i should start learning spanish after all

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3 years ago

I must learn about English for this new year, .. it is a goal.

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3 years ago

Then our goals will be linguistics! Hope i can make progress on that though

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3 years ago

I hope so too. Success for both !!

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