Beginner Gardening: Growing a Bushy Dieffenbachia, 1 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
Hey Gita,

Not a palm (most palms I know have woody trunks and frond like leaves but I am open to new things). Not a banana since bananas don't have those short internodes (again I am open for new plants). Ginger? That would be a huge ginger. Unless you are thinking of Heliconia but again they don't have short internodes.

Anyway I had to go back to the original picture, blow it up to full resolution and lo and behold there was a sign in the pot (saved the day).

Here it is zoomed in and cropped. I would send the picture of it by itself but then I must've moved since it has a slight blur in it.

Also I kind of agree on not potting up right away but after years of experience, you will find some pots that have too much peat in them and that it is best to change them out right away. I've lost so many plants this way by waiting. You learn what works for you and what doesn't. You also learn that some vendors use a potting mix not to your liking - the plant is fine and I suppose they know how to water using the mix they grow in but often I over water and the next thing I know I have a sick and dying plant. UGH!