Getting to the ROOT of the Problem.......

Below is a photo of an interspecific Dieffenbachia hybrid that I have kept for years........It is a beautiful plant and has some russett coloring in the stems and petioles......

However this plant hardly makes any roots..........they are always short, brown and pathetic......
I want to discard it for that reason but can't bring myself to do it......

With new plants there always seems to be some sort of hitch..........a missing link.......an inherited problem......grrrrrrrrrr..........

It has be left alone, repropagated using my best techniques, potted in the best soils, put in ideal growing conditions, treated for root rot, etc. and nothing seems to help.....anyway it is a pretty plant and this is probably the only way anyone can ever enjoy it........so ENJOY it..........and again...........grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.