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Sep 28, 2015 9:08 AM CST
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Name: Victoria J.
Nebraska (Zone 5b)
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Houseplant I just can't figure out! Some kind of aglaonema?
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If it grows, I can kill it.
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Sep 28, 2015 9:27 AM CST
Name: Tara
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Sep 28, 2015 3:44 PM CST
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Name: Victoria J.
Nebraska (Zone 5b)
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It has much rounder leaves than the dieffenbachia... It doesn't really look like dumb cane. Any other ideas?
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If it grows, I can kill it.
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Sep 29, 2015 4:55 AM CST
Name: Tara
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Click on the link, you'll find many varieties, with some varying characteristics, yet they are all Dieffenbachia.
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Sep 29, 2015 1:58 PM CST
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The "rounding" of the leaves seems to be caused by overuse of some type of leaf shine. No plant has that kind of shine naturally. For dieffenbachia, there is a huge number of variations in leaf color, pattern, size and shape. If you were to envision your leaves in the "flat" natural form, as in the pics in the previous link, you would see that it is indeed a dieffenbachia.
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Sep 29, 2015 2:55 PM CST
Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

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It looks like Dieffenbachia to me too. For comparison:
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Oct 1, 2015 12:26 PM CST
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Name: Victoria J.
Nebraska (Zone 5b)
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Okay thanks Smiling
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Oct 1, 2015 6:12 PM CST
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it IS dieffenbachia, but the leaf tips might be clipped off, since some of those tips are dry and brown. It occurs from sunburn or improper watering..

This is a houseplant, it cannot tolerate too much sun or freezing temps.
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