A vampire flower, a flower of loneliness, it scares away guests - a lot of rumors go about such a plant as Dieffenbachia. Is it possible to keep this magnificent and powerful grassy bush at home?
The whole truth about the "vampire"
Dieffenbachia is a plant from the aroid family. His most famous relatives are aglaonems and anthuriums. The genus Dieffenbachia has several dozen species and hybrid varieties. The most common are spotted (D. maculate) - a powerful plant with large dark green leaves, along which light spots and strokes are scattered in a mess, and colored (D. picta), the main light green background of leaves of which gradually turns into a dark edging to the edge.
A very beautiful plant of
Dieffenbachia, its
species are very diverse and sometimes it is impossible to look away from such, for example, the "person" of the plant world as Dieffenbachia Reflector (D. reflector). The juicy dark green color of the leaves with small but plentiful light green spots mesmerizes with its sparkling velvetiness - the leaves sparkle directly in the sun. Therefore, the reflector, probably ...
It is residually poisonous, it is a plant, Dieffenbachia. Is it possible to keep it at home - you decide. Touching it is absolutely safe, but its juice is very toxic. If cats live in your house - you can not be afraid for their health - a cat will never touch anything that could harm it. But small children ... These creatures do not know fear, and, moreover, do not know about the poisonous juice of Dieffenbachia. Here they will need to be protected from this plant. But he can attract the attention of a small child -
one bush of Dieffenbachia is able to create an atmosphere of a greenhouse in a room.
But the superstitious idea that the presence of a plant in an apartment leads to loneliness is completely groundless and harmful. There is an opinion that Dieffenbachia belongs to the category of vampire plants. Is it possible to keep such a bush at home? This opinion, again unfounded by any scientific research, can only be justified by the fact that Dieffenbach has rather wide leaf plates, which actively consume oxygen and emit carbon dioxide at night. Therefore, it is better not to put it in the bedroom.
Care for the "witch"
Dieffenbachia is extremely easy to care for. She does not need any special soil, it will be enough purchased (for decorative leaves) or garden soil from the garden. The only thing Dieffenbach is demanding is watering. The plant is so tenacious that even with a drought of up to 2-3 weeks it will not die. But his beauty will suffer. In case of untimely watering, Dieffenbachia discards the leaves, the stalk is exposed - it loses its attractiveness, which can only be returned by updating the plant by rooting the top with leaves.
Undemanding to the volume of the dieffenbachia pot. A transplant may be needed only when a small pot cannot hold the huge bush of this beauty. Even in a liter pot, this plant can reach a meter long. For this, of course, he needs timely watering and regular fertilizing with fertilizer every 2 weeks. She loves this plant and organics - she will like infusion of mullein from bird or horse droppings.
Beautiful and easy to care Dieffenbachia. Is it possible to keep her at home? Of course yes.