Tropic Snow Dieffenbachia Plant. Named as a tribute to the vienna botanist joseph dieffenbach. The stalks of the tropic snow plant resemble canes with large oblong green leaves that are variegated with white or cream.
It tends to grow to a height of about 4 to 5 inches with a width of 48 inches. Because it is a tropical plant with large leaves that require relatively much moisture it is important to always keep the soil slightly moist. Varieties of dieffenbachia tropic snow dieffenbachia tropical snow credit to mokkie.
A sport known as dieffenbachia tropic snow has been grown and sold as a common indoor house plant for decades.
The world checklist of selected plant families at kew gardens currently lists 56 accepted names dating all the way back to dieffenbachia seguine in 1832. Varieties of dieffenbachia tropic snow dieffenbachia tropical snow credit to mokkie. The stalks of the tropic snow plant resemble canes with large oblong green leaves that are variegated with white or cream. It tends to grow to a height of about 4 to 5 inches with a width of 48 inches.