Dieffenbachia

Am promis ca vorbesc despre Dieffenbachia inainte de concediu si nu am mai apucat. Sunt atat de prinsa cu lansarea Soap Mill de pe 15 septembrie, incat nu am mai reusit sa scriu nimic aici sau pe BDG. Foarte rar si pe blog-ul personal. Ma veti ierta, pentru ca stiti ca ma preocupa altele momentan...

I promised that I will talk about Dieffenbachia before our vacation and I didn't had the time to do that. I am so busy with Soap Mill's launching on September 15th that I didn't write anything here or on BDG. And only a few posts on my personal blog. You will forgive for that, because you know I'm busy like a bee...


Dieffenbachia este o planta decorativa prin frunze mari, cu numeroase striuri sau pete albe sau galbene.

Dieffenbachia is a decorative plant with big leaves, a lot of striations and white/yellow spots.


Se simte excelent la temperaturi de 25-30 grade Celsius, pentru ca este o planta tropicala. Iarna nu trebuie tinuta in frig, asa ca trebuie mutata in casa.

A temperature of 25-30 Celsius degrees is great for this tropical plant. In the winter time, don't keep it outside!


In mod normal, Dieffenbachia prefera locuri luminoase, calduroase, langa ferestre. Adora apa si este indicat sa ii stropiti frunzele frecvent.

Normally, Dieffenbachia prefferes bright, warm places, near windows. Loves the water and it's better for it to wet the leaes frequently.


Se dezvolta ok in pamant aerisit si bine drenat, deoarece are cu radacini mici si multe, stranse la un loc.

The soil must be aired and drained, because has small roots and cluttered.


Planta are o tulpina cheala, din cauza pierderii frunzelor de la baza. Datorita si acestui aspect, tulpina este, de cele mai multe ori, foarte moale, si trebuie sustinuta cu araci grosi si inalti. Ca sa dezvolte o tulpina mai viguroasa, va recomand taierea varfului plantei. Eu am 3 Dieffenbachia, iar cea mai mica dintre ele trebuie sustinuta in curand. Deocamdata este proptita de geam.

The plant has a bold stalk due to dying base leaves. Because of this fact too, the stalk is soft and must be sustained with thick tall props. To develop a vigurous stalk I recommend you to cut the top of the plant. I have 3 Dieffenbachia, and the smallest must be sustained soon. Right now is leaning on the window glass.


Ca multe alte flori prezente in casele noastre, Dieffenbachia este toxica. Nu o lasati in preajma copiilor sau a animalelor de companie. Nu este periculoasa decat daca este taiata, fiindca numai sucul din tulpina este toxic. Va recomand sa folositi manusi atunci cand este cazul sa o taiati.

As many other flowers in our homes, Dieffenbachia is poisoning. Don't let it close to children or pets. It is not dangerous unless is cut, because only the juice is toxic. I recommend you to use gloves when you need to cut it.


Poate nu stiati, dar Dieffenbachia face si flori. Eu, personal, nu am vazut niciodata. Si asta pentru ca numai plantele mature fac flori. Acestea sunt albe, neinteresante, tipice familiei Aracae.

Maybe you didn't know, but Dieffenbachia has flowers. Me... personally... never saw a flower. Only mature plants have flowers. White, drab, typical for Aracae family.


Genul Dieffenbachia cuprinde aproximativ 35 de specii. Diferentele intre acestea constau in dimensiunea plantei, marimea frunzelor si modelul acestora.

Dieffenbachia type has 35 species. The differences between them are: the size of the plant, the size of the leaves and the type of the leaves.


Bolile frecvente care afecteaza aceasta planta sunt virozele si bacterioza. Daunatorii care o ataca sunt paduchii de frunze si paianjenul rosu.

Usual diseases are virosis and bacillus. The pests attacking are leaves bugs and red spider.


Va mai recomand sa ii schimbati anual pamantul, deoarece un pamant udat foarte des isi pierde din calitati. Cel mai bine este sa o mutati primavara, eventual si intr-un alt ghiveci.

I will advise you to change the soil every year. You should move it every spring in a new pot.


Acum mai multi ani, imi aduc aminte ca nu am mai avut loc si de brad, pentru ca aparusera foarte multe plante in casa (fusese foarte frig afara si tatal meu a adus in casa toate plantele de pe scara blocului). Ca atare, am pus o Dieffenbachia pe o masa si am impodobit-o ca un pom de Craciun. A fost superb! O sa-mi aduc aminte de fiecare data cu placere de acele sarbatori de iarna. Iubesc aceasta planta!

Several years ago, I remember that we didn't have the space for a Christmas tree. All the plants in front of our apartment were in our home because it was very cold outside that year. So, we put a Dieffenbachia on a table and we decorate it like a Christmas tree. It was beautiful! I will remember that winter holidays my whole life! I love this plant!

Ideas for a "small" garden - Idei pentru o gradina "mica"

Stiti cum se autosesizeaza parchetul sau politia? Uite-asa am facut si eu! Am citit pe blog-ul Kristinei, aici, ca vrea sa isi amenajeze curtea, dar ca nu are decat 35 metri patrati la dispozitie. Cineva a lasat un comentariu in care isi exprima mirarea (ca sa nu zic rautatea, hehe) si se intreba unde o sa ii intre toate lucrurile de pe lista de "to do". Si atunci m-am zbarlit! :)

I read on Kristina's blog that she wants to arrange a courtyard, only 35 square meters. Somebody left a message and wondered where she will put all the stuff on the "to do" list.

In primul rand, nu conteaza cat ai teren... 35, 100 sau 500 metri patrati. Daca ai ciment, e perfect! Nu la fel de atragator ca o "mare" verde, dar se pot face lucruri absolut spectaculoase! Nu toata lumea are noroc de curte generoasa, plus ca o curte de dimensiuni mari este greu de ingrijit si necesita ajutoare serioase. Cu un copil mic, la varsta agitatiei extreme si alergatului, nici nu sfatuiesc sa va apucati de o gradina mare fara sa angajati o firma sau zilieri.

First of all, doesn't matter how small is your yard... 35, 100 or 500 sqm. If you have concrete or pavement, that's perfect! Not as apealing as a green "sea", but you can do spectacular arrangements! Not everybody is lucky enough to have a huge yard, beside that, a large yard is hard to care for it and needs serious help. With a baby in his "up and running" stage, I advise you to hire a company or workers by day.

Cimentul sau spatiul pavat iti da posibilitatea sa te extinzi pe verticala. Este curat, nu trebuie sa cureti buruieni si aspectuos. Poti alege flori cataratoare sau curgatoare (ca sa-ti ocupe spatiu putin), ridicate/coborate pe spaliere din lemn. Spalierele pot fi montate in ghivece mai mari, la modul urmator: in ghivece poti avea flori de dimensiuni mici, gen primula, garofite, craite, lalele, si tot acolo poti planta plante agatatoare, pe care sa le urci pe spalier. Ceskai i-am recomandat intr-un alt post de-al meu cateva plante cataratoare. Varianta cu plantele curgatoare este aproape identica, cu mica diferenta ca ghiveciul trebuie sa fie sus, iar planta sa curga frumos. Cand zic sus, nu ma gandesc ca e nevoie de scaun la udat, ci poate sa fie cam 1,8-2-2,2 metri.

The concrete or the pavement gives you the possibility to expand verticaly. Clean, without weeds and nice. You can choose climbing or falling flowers (to ocupy less space) next to wooden trelisses. Teh trelisses can be fixed on a pot like this: in the pot you can have little flowers (primrose, small carnation, tulips) close to climbing flowers, which you can climb on the treliss. I wrote a post with some recommendations for Ceska here. The other variant, with the falling plants, is almost identical, but the pot has to be at 1,8-2-2,2 m height.

Kristina spusese ca isi doreste un pavilion pentru gradina. Am si eu in fix, ca am avut si stiu ca nu e trainic, asa ca ii recomand o alta varianta, la fel de practica, dar, zic eu, mult mai frumoasa: o pergola pe care o poti acoperi cu verdeata (sa nu te bata soarele) si care poate suplini lipsa de verdeata de la nivelul solului. Pe aceasta pergola, in exteriorul ei, se pot monta spaliere si se pot planta chiar si trandafiri cataratori!

Kristina said that she wants a garden pavilion. I have something on my mind with this pavilion, 'cause I had one and broken. So I recommend her another option, also practical, but much nicer: a pergola with various plants (not to let the sun) which can substitute the lack of verdure from the ground. On this pergola, you can fix trelisses, and outside it you can plant even climbing roses!

Ca sa decorezi o curte cu ciment, se pot cumpara ghivece mari, din plastic, dar cu diverse forme si texturi (imitatie de caramida, de lut, de piatra etc.) si se pot planta diverse conifere, ca sa ramana o zona verde pe tot parcursul anului. Noi avem thuja - le poti vedea aici si aici. Este o planta foarte iubita si se gaseste in mai multe variante.

To decorate a concret yard, you can buy large pots, plastic, but with various shapes and textures (brick, clay, stone etc.) and you can plant coniferous trees, to stay green all year long. We have thuja - you can see them here and here. It is a loved plant and in numerous shapes.

Eu cred ca scopul oricarui iubitor de plante si de verdeata, de natura si de frumos, este sa gaseasca locuri, variante si idei astfel incat sa isi realizeze un spatiu de relaxare atat de necesar oriunde ar fi acesta si oricat de mic ar fi.

I think the purpose of each plant, nature and beauty lover, is to find places, variants and ideas to create a relaxing space so needed nowdays, not matter where is this space or how small it is.

Our new thuja! Noile noastre thuja!

Ieri dimineata ne-am marit colectia de thuja, de data aceasta cu 5 exemplare superbe, mari si frumoase.

Yesterday morning we increased our thuja collection, this time with 5 gorgeous plants, big and beautiful.

Pe acesta rotund l-am vrut in mod deosebit, pentru ca mi-a placut ideea unei plante rotunde, pentru ca era perfect pentru ghiveciul mare realizat de catre Dani (ajutat de tatal meu) si pentru ca nu am mai vazut pana acum.

This round thuja I particularly loved, because I love the idea of a round plant, because is perfect for my big wooden pot made by Dani (helped by my father), and because I didn't see a round thuja before.



Pozele le-am facut acum 10 minute, dar era o lumina foarte ciudata afara, de aceea s-ar putea sa nu va placa. Dar ideea este sa vedeti plantele, nu? :)

10 minutes ago I made the pictures, but it was a very strange light, so it's possible not to like them. But the idea is to see the plants, right? :)

Grupul celor 3! Ideea lui Dani este sa facem un "zid" de thuja, ca sa fie izolant fonic si sa tina praful la distanta de intrarea in casa.

G3 group! Dani's idea is to make a thuja "wall", to sound isolate and to keep the dust away from our main entrance.



Thuja cea mare, plantata de catre Dani langa pin, aproape de foisor. E superba si imi place foarte mult!

The big thuja, planted by Dani near the pine, close to the garden wooden tower. It's gorgeous and I love it!



Thuja a devenit o planta foarte iubita si in Romania, mai ales in parcuri si in gradinile publice, dar si in gradinile particulare. Aspectul sau decorativ si faptul ca este mereu verde ii face pe multi sa o cumpere, sa o ingrijeasca si sa o iubeasca.

Thuja became a very popular plant in Romania (and loved), planted in parks and public gardens, also in private gardens. Its decorative nature and the fact is always green makes a lot of people to buy it, to care for it and to love it.

Cea mai cunoscuta specie de thuja este Thuja occidentalis si este originara din sudul Canadei si nordul Statelor Unite. Are talie inalta (10-15 metri), cu forma piramidala. Este foarte rezistenta la temperaturile scazute, la seceta si suporta tunderea, spre deosebire de alte variante de thuja.

Thuja occidentalis is a very well-known species and it's native south Canada and north USA. It's a tall plant (10-15 m), pyramidal shape. It's resistent to low temperatures, drought and can be cut, unlike other species.

Carolus Linnaeus a descris aceasta planta in 1753, iar numele i-a ramas pana astazi. Alte nume comune: Eastern Arborvitae, American Arborvitae, Techny Arborvitae sau simplu Arborvitae.

Carolus Linnaeus described this plant in 1753 and the name remains current. Common names: Eastern Arborvitae, American Arborvitae, Techny Arborvitae, or just Arborvitae.

Thuja orientalis face parte din familia Cupressaceae si este originara din China si Japonia. Era denumita arbor vitae, adica arborele vietii de catre vechii alchimisti ai Evului Mediu. Grecii, egiptenii si chinezii il foloseau in arta terapeutica de acum 3.000 ani. Insusi regele Solomon (il stiti, cel cu judecata dreapta lui Solomon) a construit templu din Ierusalim din piatra si lemn de thuja.

Thuja orientalis is a part of Cupressaceae family and it's native China and Japan. The ancient alchemists from the Middle Ages gave it the name "arbor vitae", that means life's tree. The Greeks, the Egyptians and the Chinese used it in therapeutical art since 3.000 years ago. Solomon himself (you know him, the one with the Solomon's judgement) built the Jerusalem temple out of stone and thuja wood.

Unele femei folosesc rasina proaspata fara sa stie acest lucru. Cu ajutorul ei se fac anumite creme impotriva celulitei.

Some women use the fresh thuja pitch without knowing this. You can find it in some cellulite cream.