`Ely`, a Dieffenbachia cultivar. `Ely` is a compact Dieffenbachia of medium size, with orbicular to oval, yellow-green variegated leaves emarginated in dark green. The leaves are held tightly to the stem with distinctive short white petioles. `Ely` exhibits strong suckering ability. Its plant growth habit is small and compact, leaf shape is orbicular to oval, leaf size is approximately 25 cm.times.17 cm with a length to width ratio of 1.5, leaves are yellow green and variegated, petioles are predominately white, and the distance from apex of wing to leaf base is small and about 2 to 4 cm.