| Scientific Name: | Dieffenbachia seguine |
| Common Name: | dumb cane |
| Family Name: | Araceae |
| Origin: | Central America, South America |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Broadleaf evergreen, Indoor foliage plant |
| Mature Size: | 0.7 - 1.3m x 0.6 - 1.0m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Arching, Stiffly upright |
| Form: | Columnar, Vase |
| Texture: | Coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Accent plant, Container planting, Indoor plant |
| Exposure: | Filtered shade |
| Soil or Media: | Humus rich, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Succulent, Glabrous, Oblong, Ovate, Undulate (wavy) |
| Flowers: | Spadix (& spathe), White, Yellow, Apr-May-Jun |
| Fruit: | Berry (true), Orange, Red |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Trunk cane-like with spaced horizontal woody rings up the entire length; leaves alternate, ovate-oblong, most blades 13-30cm long x 5-17cm wide, margin entire, commonly variegated with cream mottling in center that contrast with the green margins and midrib. | |