Dieffenbachia - Dumb Cane
By Delonix1
- 16 Oct, 2009
- 9 likes
These dumb canes are growing at Foster's Botanical Garden in
Honolulu, Hawaii. Photo taken August 5, 2009.
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Louise1:
Thanks!
It's amazing how different they look in the ground! I have some in my front yard also...they just seem to look so much better in the ground outside (as long as they are in
shade here).
16 Oct, 2009
Fascinating leaves...
16 Oct, 2009
Terratoonie:
Thanks! Yes, they have flawless leaves!
16 Oct, 2009
What a pretty variety.
16 Oct, 2009
Luminous! Guess when cats eat them, it numbs their throats for a while, so dumb cane is a good deterrent as well as sometimes used as a gargle for hoarse throats.
17 Oct, 2009
Orgratis:
I've never heard of cats eating them...however, I do know the plants can numb the vocal cords, hence, the name dumb cane.
I have never hear of a gargle for horses either...it sounds cruel...if it affects them like humans or cats.
17 Oct, 2009
LOL!
18 Oct, 2009
Lori:
LOL!!! I just read what Orgratis wrote again...I guess, I really mis-read what she wrote. I though it sounded very strange! LOL!!! : > )
18 Oct, 2009
The hoarse whisperer may say nae, but rain in your vocal chords won't dampen my feint from canter to cantor to cant! Call me odd...! Write u r! Hoof in mouth disease.
18 Oct, 2009
Orgratis:
That's funny! : > )
19 Oct, 2009
LOL!!!!
22 Oct, 2009
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As house plants (how we get them over here) i really dislike these (as all other houseplants) but seen here they look wonderful, really lovely :-))
16 Oct, 2009