Dieffenbachia rescue by propagation and some care tips! 

Thank you for this video. You helped me repot my mother's plant. She passed away last year. And now I am the keeper of her plants. 🙏🏾

I like that he says its extremely toxic and to wear gloves then raw dogs it.

I had a leggy diffenbachia and I chopped it up and propagated it (my first major propagation project). Now I have so many and I’ve been gifting my friends. I did both water and soil propagation and the success gave me a lot of confidence.

I have learned the hard war about handling this plant. It felt like I had fiberglass in my fingers and the pain would come back here and there for 3 months! Be extremely careful not to get the juices of this plant on ya!

I’ve had one for 35 years….I just chop n prop cuz they grow so fast❤️❤️

I love Dieffenbachia, this particular one gets really big. They love moisture and I give all of mine direct morning sunlight daily and they love it. They’ll get stretchy and leggy in low light. Only thing I don’t like about them is that they get really wide and can take up so much space. They also outgrow their pots really fast here in the tropics.

When my big Dieffenbachia tropic snow gets too long, I cut the top and replant her! This is going to turn out so beautifully!! 🥰🥰I find their roots take forever and ever to grow though.

Thank you for your video. I am a new plant parent/steward. My Diffenbachia was not looking so hot and just went stagnant after a year, no growth. With one leaf yellowing here and there. I'd take it off. Wait...then one day a new leaf came in but it stayed curled for literally 4-5 months and a yellowing leaf happened. In desperation I took it out of its pot and put it in water like I would when I propagate my monsteras and put it in a new window with no direct light. The leaf curled open within a few days. It is literally thriving in water and new roots are bountiful. I live here in Los Angeles. Its been in water for almost a year. No real growth so I will have to figure out a way to get it to thrive more. Its spring now so I will re-pot her and see if she can grow more fluffy and thrive. Just wanted to share. Happy planting xoxo -Yaya

You have a great sense of humor!

RIP Josie and so happy she has such thoughtful family who picked the most beautiful resting place. I have lost pets this year too and it was devastating. Sending love from California 💚

my bachia died and so i ended up here, great video btw

This kind of Diffenbachia is particularly like saturated soil, in my care. They grow like a giant in a bright indirect light. But compared to my indoor one, the growth of the stem is clearly different. When it's indoor, and got a lot darker light, the stem stay thin and leggy. When it's getting direct light the leaves may burned and the color starts to fading. But somehow strong and woodier stem. Diffenbachia really give off the vibe when it's already big like that 👍

another great video. I cannot wait to get one of my grandmother's Dieffenbachia back at our family home and move it in our own home. Thank you so much for sharing such informative video, Sean. God bless you! sending love from the Philippines.

Love that you leave in the mistakes you made in this video! Thank you so much for your helpful advises!

New sub here! I just want to say you are absolutely adorable. I love how you share your propagation mistakes on your videos. You are very engaging and informative. It’s just like having a friend to jabber on with about plants while I’m doing my gardening. ❤

Thank you for sharing beautiful and amazing plants collection lovely garden have a blessed day

Love the way you explain the node propagation perfect 💯🍍

I appreciate the updates so much! Thank you so much. Beautiful tattoo btw!

I do this (add the substrate little by little) with my anthurium props and new seedlings that are in the wet greenhouse but i always let at least 3 nodes/leaves uncoverd, I use cymbidium pots with lots of side holes and very draining substrate (more aerated than the standard aroid substrate I use outside the wet greenhouse). So far, 100% success with all props and seedling "fattening". veitchii, magnificum, crystallinum, warocq, metallicum, recavum, corrugatum have all developed very well using this method, and considerable larger amount of soil roots than the ones that just stay with the aerial roots like.. AERIALS lol and I think it holds true for any vertically growing aroid.

Dieffenbachia are sooooo underrated , I love mine so much and its not very difficult to care for and they have beautiful foliage .

Thanks Sean for the propagation tips!

I trashed my dieffenbachias over & over again. Even had a few in those tiny vertical garden pots til they outgrow the pots. They just didn't die. LoL. I also propageted mine without knowing about the grow nodes, though mine all grew. Perhaps since I didn't water them as often. lmaooo... From about 10 plants I chucked 9 down the bin since they got so big and look rather leggy (tall & skinny with broad leaves at the top side). Only keep one which has a neony kind of leaf patterns. Great vid!

I love how you propagated the stems it worked great.

Good info...Love your vids. I was struggling with Diffenbachia..don't know why... I got an idea when you potted up the babies. Dip the root in the soil leaving the stump exposed as you have already done and we can pour gravel over it so that it doesn't rot and also to hold it firm...Yipee

This was really useful info, thank you 💗💗💗

I had mine and the mealybugs and spider mites seemed to like it very much despite being outdoors and sprayed on insecticidal solution periodically so i had to banished him outside our gate because he’s bringing pests to my other plants it’s frustrating and he seems fine with neglect. Sooo cool.

Thank you. I have a diff that has grown too tall and scraggly and was looking for tips on how to use it to propagate new plants. I'm going to try both the stem cutting and tip cutting methods.

I appreciate the video, thanks! I learned from your mistakes as well as your success :) :) :)

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO!!! 😭😭😭😭😭 mine had root rot and the leaves were dying up the stem I’m about to do this!!

Thank you Sean

Holy smokes this was so helpful! Thank you!!

interesting/ i am just starting out with indoor plants. thank you for the demonstration

Thank you so much for this! I have a pitiful dieffenbachia and maybe with your advice I can turn him beautiful

So funny, I've propagated my Dieffenbachia many times, always without gloves and have touched the sap but it never hurt or caused any irritation. I once propagated a piece of stem straight into the soil and it grew 3 different stems beside it but nothing ever grew from the main stem I cut itself. Super weird and it took so long that I thought I had killed it and almost threw it away!

I like your videos Very informative! Thank you for sharing

Omgosh I didn’t know stem can look like that! 😍

This was helpful, thank you 😊

I think I would keep the piece with roots to grow straight up and try on side with four node at least. Most plants will send new roots and shots from nodes if given the opportunity.

Common but really pretty and gorgeous when they become huge!

great video, thank you. had a branch break recently due to the top heavy nature and the angular nature of the stem. this helped a lot.

Love your sharing💕😊

Super stunning!!!

“Wear gloves with your dieffenbachia! “ me: literally just repotted a nursery dieffenbachia 😭😭😭

Deffienbachia are very funny especially when it comes to potting mix. I love them but so hard to keep alive outdoors

I really enjoyed this video. My very first time watching your video. I learned a lot. I love plants. How would I care for a rubber plant?😊

Nice information.👍

I'm going to try that way.i have lot of that too.

I have 10 varieties of dieffenbachia and i love to collect more🤩🤩🤩God bless😇🙏❤️

Fabulous sharing.. 🌷🌷❤️❤️

I was waiting a dumb cane propagation video !!!

Hijau sekali, mantaap. Di sini di Indonesia sangat banyak pohon tersebut.

It's interesting and frightening how many common plants are also highly toxic 💀

Great video!!

Thanks for the vid helped allot

R. I. P. Josie 😷🙏🏻

Oi amigo já perdi vários tipo dessa planta por favor me diz qual substrato devo usar

I love these videos! So informative. Are you available for hire if I visit Jakarta for a plant holiday?

They have aerial roots? Beautiful plant. I just bought one. Keep it in a semi low light for right now

Thanks for the intresting video. When its the right time to propogate the defanbakia please? I live in zone 10,when they go dormant? Thank you

I love this plant ,, I have 3 and a baby one ,, but I have a problem her leaf at falling but they still green is the first time something like that happened,, can someone that had this problem tell me what’s going on with it ?

I think it would be better if after you put on the rooting hormone, that you make a hole in the soil, set the cutting into it & water it in. When you just push the cutting into the soil, you are rubbing the powder off.

Honey can be the root boost substitute. Use Stine's to support newly planted branches.

Love your videos! I think I have a diffenbachia. It was part of a surprise plant pack. It was the only plant that didn’t have an ID. The leaves on yours look smoother though so maybe mine is something else.🤷🏻‍♀️

i propagated 3 inch cutting of this plant 1 and half year back but still its not growing properly.. what to do

Que preciosas tus dieffenbachias.

@ 4:30 time of this video, Split the stem from the bottom in an X about thumb width each ,and push rooting hormone into slits, you will get many more roots.

Hello, please do a video on the difference between diffenbachia and aglonema. Thanks

i cant even remember where i got my dieffen Rebbeca but its been so pretty no matter where i put it 😅 i display it in my living room for 2 to 3 weeks then when i notice soil is dry, i take it in the outdoor garden, water it or let the rain just shower on it and leave it there until I feel like i wanna bring it again in my living room corner

What folding knife you used? Thank for the video. I got the same problem on my 4yo Dumb Cane

Obviously, the higher the humidity level, allows you to play with smaller cuttings (In dry weather it is not viable to place them directly in substrate). Curiously, what is a disadvantage in a humid climate (a larger stem means a greater tendency to rot), is an advantage in a dry climate (a larger stem allows a balance between water lost through evaporation and the level of growth). Interesting: if you plant the cutting directly in soil, it is better to plant it is better just to leave 2 leaves maximum. I understand that the higher the stress level, the more the number of leaves must be reduced. For example, in water it can perfectly maintain 4 leaves...🤔

You're the best because mine just broke off 😤😭

I have 100+ houseplants. I tried dieffenbachia in low light, with 30 minutes of sunlight per day. The store-bought potting mix holds too much water and it was a slow death.

Hey great video! I have one question tho. What to do with a laggy diefenbachia that has visible eyes but i cant see any Arial roots? Shall i cut them too and just lay on the soil as you did? Thanks i appreciate you 😊

I put mine outside in the spring and summer. Almost time to bring her inside

Good

Nice video.....

Is there followup video that shows how the soil topping up (that he describes right at the end )worked (or didn't)???

So this will need to have nodes on it for this so work? I have one of these plants that the stem grew out the pot, to the ground and back up so it’s a giant U 😂 can I also leave more sections than just 3-4? I’d like the stem to be longer

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Wow those are great roots

The plant that had all the holes was a deliciosa monstera and not a dieffenbachia wasnt it?

One of my many FAVS🪴💚

I need some serious help with my plant my aunt gave me this years ago and it's touching the ceiling and all of the leaves except for the top are gone, what do I do with this plant. Can I cut it in the middle root it in water and then plant in a new pot? Help,! It's about 8 ft tall 😅

I want to put mines outside on the terrace because they are starting to take up so much space in my apartment, but it gets cold at night (in the 30’s) can they handle the low temperatures?

Can I add perilite and bark to my soil even though I already planted it. Also my cat keeps jumping in it and laying in the dirt of my plant 😢

Sou aqui do Brasil

Hi, Any one knows if I could try marcotting it? My plant is tall but beautiful and I'm loathe to chop the top off.

So bright, indirect light? And let it mostly dry out before watering?

Hello, I have a dieffenbachia that is emitting a very strong sweet odor. I first noticed it when the soil was dry so I gave it water the smell went away, but now the odor is back. The soil is still moist so I’m confused about why it has the smell again. Any answers? Thank you Peggy

Cute🙂

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Not only indonesia, here also risk to keep my loves at outside, I lost couple of #Anthuriums earlier from my Collection😀😅

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I grow mine in water instead of soil since 2 years.

Notching.Has anybody done notching for lower stem new leaves? Anybody?

Excellent review! Trying to save mine. Why aren’t you wearing gloves?

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Im struggling with mime. Now the leaves are yellow.

What kind of soil do you use mine are so thin

So funny :D