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Kindanew

Picked up this beauty today, not sure what it is exactly, but I love it 🄰.

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  1. Ada

    So pretty! ✨ It looks like a Dieffenbachia seguine 'Amy' to me!

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  2. eatyacarbs

    much better than the common name ā€œdumb caneā€ lol

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    • Ada

      Yeah kind of a dark history there😬

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    • eatyacarbs

      Yeah don’t eat this plant lol!

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    • Kindanew

      I’m interested, do tell

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    • eatyacarbs

      it produces calcium oxalate which can make your mouth swell up

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    • eatyacarbs

      it comes from the sap which secretes if the stem or leaf is damaged. you’ll want to be careful not to get it in your mouth/eyes. this is true of most if not all dieffenbachia and most alocasia as well

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