Plant called Dumb Cane or Dieffenbachia
If you have a plant called Dumb Cane or Dieffenbachia , get rid of it.
This plant is very common at our houses, gardens, parks and offices (popular as indoor & outdoor plant). The plant (Dumb Cane or Dieffenbachia) is now proven to be dangerous, so, please take care!
We know that the leaf of this plant causes itching if its sap (milk) touches your skin. But there are more dangerous facts! Read the details below. May be useful for you. You better believe it. Please read below.
One person almost lost her daughter who put a piece of the leaf of this plant in her mouth and her tongue swelled to the point of suffocation. This is one plant but there are others with the same characteristics of colouring. Those are also poisonous and we should get rid of them.
Please watch out for our children.
Name: Dumb Cane or Dieffenbachia
"This plant that we have in our homes and offices is extremely dangerous! This plant is common in Rwanda. It is a deadly poison, most specially for the children. It can kill a kid in less than a minute and an adult in 15 minutes. It should be uprooted from gardens and taken out of offices. If touched, one should never touch his/her eyes; it can cause partial or permanent blindness." more
If you have a plant called Dumb Cane or Dieffenbachia , get rid of it.
This plant is very common at our houses, gardens, parks and offices (popular as indoor & outdoor plant). The plant (Dumb Cane or Dieffenbachia) is now proven to be dangerous, so, please take care!
We know that the leaf of this plant causes itching if its sap (milk) touches your skin. But there are more dangerous facts! Read the details below. May be useful for you. You better believe it. Please read below.
One person almost lost her daughter who put a piece of the leaf of this plant in her mouth and her tongue swelled to the point of suffocation. This is one plant but there are others with the same characteristics of colouring. Those are also poisonous and we should get rid of them.
Please watch out for our children.
Name: Dumb Cane or Dieffenbachia
"This plant that we have in our homes and offices is extremely dangerous! This plant is common in Rwanda. It is a deadly poison, most specially for the children. It can kill a kid in less than a minute and an adult in 15 minutes. It should be uprooted from gardens and taken out of offices. If touched, one should never touch his/her eyes; it can cause partial or permanent blindness." more
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Ok, but I have a dumb cane growing in my verandah. We merely water it and have told kids who visit us, not to touch it. This plant has been with us for over 6 years and there hasn't been an accident. more
Aug 17
We shall appreciate if U would kindly upload a picture of this plant. For a common man/lay man this would be easy to identify. Regards. more
Aug 16
