dumb cane
dumbcane
Dieffenbachia sequine latin

The common name, "dumb cane" refers to the poisoning effect of raphides.

Scheffleras do well in modest light as does the ever popular dumb cane (dieffenbachia).

Large quantities of calcium oxalate are found in the poisonous plant dumb cane ('Dieffenbachia').

I am thinking of Diefenbachia in particular due to its common name of Dumb Cane.

The poisonous plant dumb cane (Dieffenbachia) contains the substance and on ingestion can prevent speech and be suffocating.

Dieffenbachia (Dumb Cane)

Dumb cane (Dieffenbachia spp., Araceae)

Eventually he confirmed my identification: dieffenbachia, also known as dumb cane because its sap, in contact with the mouth, causes violent irritation and swelling which can seriously impede breathing.

Plants used in this manner include citrus fruits, vines of the genera Piper and Clematis, monkey comb (genus Sloanea), dumb cane and custard apple.

His collection includes weeping fig, peace lily, areca palm, corn plant, lady palm, striped dracaena, dumb cane, elephant ear philodendron, devil's ivy, arrowhead vine, snake plant, croton and umbrella grass.

Those just starting might consider a spider plant, which has long, white striped foliage, or the variegated basket grass (Oplismenus hirtellus variegatus) whose dainty, pink-hued, striped leaves dance on top of pinkish stems, or possibly a dumb cane plant, whose bold, oval-shaped foliage is marbled with green and white.