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Dieffenbachia plant problem


Question
QUESTION: My plant has started to have droplets of water on the end of the leaves. What is this all about. It has never done this before.

ANSWER: No problem. This is one of the characteristics of the Dieff.
The plant is healthy. It probably didn't do it before because it was too young.

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QUESTION: Is it poisionious, the droplets? I do have a cat but he does not mess with the plant.

Answer
Yes, it is poisonous. The other names for the dieff are "dumb cane" or "Mother-in-law tongue". The fluid, if swallowed, will temporarily cause the vocal cords to go numb. I would put the plant where the cat can not eat any part of it. If the cat swallows any part of the plant, it would be a more serious poison for it.

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