Plant ID card |
|
|---|---|
Botanical name |
Aglaonema sp. |
Common name |
Aglaonema. |
Family |
Araceae. |
Origin |
South East Asia. |
Dimensions |
From 40 to 80 cm in height depending on the variety. |
Foliage |
Persistent. The erect leaves can be oval or lanceolate in shape and are borne on long petioles. Dark green to yellow green in color, they can be marbled or striped with yellow, white or pink. |
Bloom |
Aglaonema flowers appear in late summer. They take the form of small white or yellow spathes. |
Exposure |
Partial shade: subdued light and no direct sun. |
Ground |
Rich, acidic, well drained. |
Rusticity |
10°C. |
Aglaonema are easy-going perennial and herbaceous plants that can live for many years
if
given the right care.
Appreciated for their erect, shiny and variegated foliage, they can be grown in any room of the house.
Including the bathroom!
Where to place an aglaonema?
Aglaonema is a tropical plant that appreciates humid environments without too much light:
Temperature:
the temperature suitable for growing aglaonema is between 10 and 21°C, the ideal being to maintain it at 16°C.
She is particularly afraid of sudden changes in temperature: be careful when moving her!
Exposure:
aglaonema appreciates being placed in a room with subdued light.
Avoid placing it near a window where it would be exposed to direct sunlight;
Substrate:
the plant thrives in rich, acidic and well-drained soil.
A mixture of two thirds potting soil for indoor plants and one third heather soil provides the ideal substrate;
Container:
aglaonema appreciates being a little cramped in its pot.
Consider placing a draining layer at the bottom of the container.
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How to maintain an
Aglaonema
?
Water your aglaonema once or twice a week depending on the season and spray the foliage when the air is dry.
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Aglaonema is an easy-to-maintain green plant that does not require any special care.
Watering:
like most indoor tropical plants, aglaonema requires good watering and a humid environment.
Water once or twice a week depending on the season and spray the foliage when the air is dry;
Pruning:
you can remove the wilted leaves as you go, as well as the flower stem once dried;
Fertilization:
from March to October, you can add special green plant fertilizer to the watering water approximately every 15 days;
Diseases and parasites:
aglaonema is sensitive to
mealybugs, red spiders and aphids
.
Also be careful with overwatering which can cause the plant to rot.
How to take aglaonema cuttings?
It is possible to propagate Aglaonema
by
stewing
cuttings
, by taking sections of stems:
Select a stem that is at least one year old and has buds;
Cut it into sections 3 to 4 cm long;
Place the segments horizontally in one or more pots and cover them halfway;
Keep the pots in a warm, humid atmosphere, under a transparent plastic bag or a cut bottle;
After 3 to 4 months, your cuttings can be replanted.
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Why are the leaves of my aglaonema turning yellow?
Aglaonema leaves can turn yellow if the plant is exposed to too much sunlight!
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Aglaonema leaves can turn yellow under two conditions:
The plant is
too exposed
to sunlight: it must then be moved away from the windows;
The plant has not
received enough water
or the atmosphere is too dry (in summer or due to heating in winter).
The most beautiful varieties of aglaonema
The
Aglaonema
genus brings together around twenty species of plants with varied foliage.
Here are a few :
Aglaonema commutatum
:
most widespread species, variegated dark green and gray, yellow or yellow-green foliage;
Aglaonema nitidum
:
dark green to light green foliage with silvery or bluish veins;
Aglaonema crete
:
dark green foliage variegated with white and pink;
Aglaonema crispum
:
gray-green foliage with dark green edges.