Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Brazil
Eastern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Types
Ornamental plant
tecolate strain
Number of Varieties
502
0
40000
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Habitat
Tropical regions
Lawn, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-157-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm10.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Yellow, Green, Light Green, Light Yellow, Ivory
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
White, Green, Light Green, Light Yellow, Ivory
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
White, Yellow, Green, Light Green, Light Yellow, Ivory
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
oblong or obovate
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
From bulbs, Seedlings, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Keep the Soil well drained, Requires plenty of water during the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single, Double, Semi-Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Insects, pollinators
Allergy
Eye irritation, Nausea, Swelling in mouth
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Bouquets, Cut Flowers, Hanging Basket
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Air freshner, Showy Purposes
Basketary, deer resistant, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
DIEFFENBACHIA seguine
RANUNCULUS asiaticus
Common Name
Dumbcane
Garden Ranunculus, Persian Buttercup
In Hindi
dieffenbachia seguine
Persian Buttercup
In German
Dieffenbachie
Asiatischer Hahnenfuß
In French
dieffenbachia seguine
Renoncule des fleuristes
In Spanish
seguine DIEFFENBACHIA
Persian Buttercup
In Greek
Dieffenbachia seguine
Persian Buttercup
In Portuguese
Dieffenbachia seguine
ranúnculo
In Polish
Difenbachia seguine
Jaskier azjatycki
In Latin
Caladium
Persian Buttercup
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
-
Order
Alismatales
Ranunculales
Family
Araceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Dieffenbachia
Ranunculus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Abreae
Ranunculeae
Subfamily
Aroideae
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Number of Species
56600
1
27800
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