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Giant Dieffenbachia varieties?

dezzo77
10 years ago

Hi everyone,

I am trying to special order a Dieffenbachia, but am having trouble finding the proper name.

The one I'm looking to get has giant leaves of appox. 10-12" long and 6" wide. The stem is perhaps 6" in diameter and the plant grows very tall, maybe 5 to 6 ft.

I think it might be one of these:
Dieffenbachia bowmannii
Dieffenbachia seguine
Dieffenbachia amoena

Do the varieties above have different characteristics besides leaf patterns?
Are they all the same size? Do some grow taller than others? Are some more bushy vs. lanky?

The ones I listed above all seem to be quite large, but figuring out the differences is proving difficult since many are mislabeled online. So, what's different between them?

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