Chinese Evergreen or Aglaonema Verities and Care Tips

The Aglaonema plant is from the aroid family and has 23 species. The natural environment for these plants is the rainforests of tropical New Guinea, the Malay Archipelago, as well as in Southeast Asia.

Aglaonema is an evergreen herb. The color of the foliage directly depends on the type and variety of the plant. The form of dense leathery to the touch leaf plates is ovoid or lanceolate. They are attached to the trunk with stalks, which can be long or short. At the top of the plant, from 1 to 3 ears grow, having a greenish-white veil, they are the inflorescences of the aglaonema. Aglaonema bear fruit, which is a juicy berry, inside which there is 1 seed, which has a rich orange or white color. The berries ripen after 6–8 months.

Aglaonema can be considered a common occurrence in the world of indoor plants, they are beautiful and unpretentious to care for.

Aglaonema Sparkling Sarah

Meet the famous and beautiful aroid variety Aglaonema Sparkling Sarah.

This plant boasts of its beautiful leaves, consisting of a striped mixture of pink, yellow and green flowers with a pinkish main vein. A mature leaf can reach 6 to 8 inches in length. And the plant itself is about 3 to 4 feet in size. On warm days, Sparkling Sarah will delight you with its flowering for a long time, and the flowers themselves are from white to pink.

All these evergreens are believed to bring good luck to your home. And in addition, resistance to artificial and low light makes it ideal for your home or office.

Aglaonema Cutlass

Aglaonema Cutlass is another species of evergreen aglaonema.

This species is bushy or lumpy in growth, and its size depends on the size of the chosen pot and can be from 8 inches to 4 feet in height. It also stands out for its long, narrow blade-shaped leaves, silvery-green in color with darker green markings.

Aglaonema Cutlass is quite attractive and easy to care for and deserves to be included in the list of the best indoor plants and flowers.

Aglaonema Emerald Holiday

Aglaonema is not in vain so loved by everyone, but all because they are extremely stable and do not require special care.

The Emerald Holiday variety, a colorful representative of the Aglaonema family, is very effective in appearance. It is beautiful with its green leaves with yellow dots and a bright red middle line, which is why it is so unlike most other Aglaonema species.

Caring for Aglaonema Emerald Holiday is a snap. Bright lighting and regular, moderate watering will be enough.

Aglaonema Silver Bay

The Aglaonema Silver Bay variety quickly gained popularity and even somewhere, perhaps, pressed its older brethren.

This plant has atypical leaves for the species, they are oval, almost round. Leafy can reach about 35 cm in length and 20 cm in width. The petioles are greenish, the surface of the leaves is colored light gray, and their edges are dark or light green. The roots are long and thin, and the stems branch very strongly, so the bush looks very lush.

If you are thinking about replenishing your collection with this plant, then it should be borne in mind that it will need a lot of space, since Silver Bay grows both in height, about 1 m, and in width.

Aglaonema Stripes

There is also such a variety as Aglaonema Stripes. It is a beautiful evergreen shrub reaching a height of 30-50 cm, with light stripes on large leaves. The stripes are directed towards the edge of the sheet from the center. This Aglaonema species is tall.

Stripes is an excellent houseplant with gorgeous foliage that will brighten up every corner. In addition, it tolerates well shading and growing on northern windows.

Aglaonema Wintry Winehouse

And another representative of Aglaonema is Aglaonema Wintry Winehouse. If you have already met this plant, then you probably wondered "Are the leaves green with white spots or white with green spots?"

It is an incredibly interesting houseplant that exhibits a unique monochrome pattern on each leaf. The leaves are quite large, as is the plant itself, which as it grows will get thicker and taller over time, and you get the perfect outdoor plant. The flower of this species is small and white in color, similar to a peace lily.

Wintry Winehouse Chinese evergreens are easy to care for, just place the plant pot away from drafts or vents. It also adapts easily to low light levels, and this is one of the reasons why it is a great option for your home.

Aglaonema Wishes

If you have been looking for an attractive plant for your home for a long time, then you should pay attention to Aglaonema Wishes.

Aglaonema Wishes grows upright and can reach 3 feet in height. Due to its impressive size, it is recommended to place the plant in spacious places. The leaves are massive, bright green, but instead of white, the blotches are pink.

There is nothing difficult in caring for such a wonderful plant, it is enough to know that this variety does not tolerate cold and therefore is excellent for indoor growing. As well as and most Aglaonem, Aglaonem "Wishes" tolerate low light conditions well.

Aglaonema Tropic Passion

Dilute your indoor greenhouse with a bushy plant such as Aglaonema Tropic Passion. Aglaonema Tropic Passion is a red variety and this will become apparent when you see its distinctive coloration.

The leaf blade is dense, shiny green with yellow spots, and the central vein is pink or coral in color. The stems of the plant are colored pale pink, and in young plants, it is almost unnoticed.

Tropic Passion grows slowly and sprawling, and over time, the height reaches only 50-60 cm.

This Aglaonema variety confidently takes its place among the decorative deciduous representatives of the green flora.

Aglaonema Romeo

Aglaonema "Romeo", a beautiful plant, and the name seem to speak for itself. But let's talk a little about this representative of Aglaonema.

Almost all Аglaonems are variegated to one degree or another, and Romeo is no exception. The leaves have a rich green edging at the edges, and the plate itself is a pale green hue with dark blotches. The shape of the leaf blade of this species is somewhat different from other Aglaonema in that they are narrow.

But Aglaonema Romeo grows in the same way as other varieties - bushy or lumpy, reaching a height of 4 feet.

Caring for this species is very similar to the rest of the Aglaonema. Also, these plants are often used in indoor landscapes.

Aglaonema Gemini

Aglaonema Gemini has something to resemble Romeo. But it is distinguished by a more saturated color of the leaves, as well as their shape and size.

Gemini is a relatively compact shrub. The leaves of which are lanceolate with pointed tops. And the surface of the leaf plates is glossy with pronounced dark green stripes along the edges. In the middle of the leaf, green stripes alternate with silvery-white stripes.

The stem of such an Aglaonema is wide at the base, but when the flower grows, the stem becomes denser and stiff.

Gemini will not often delight you with its flowering, but when it does, a pale light green flower is formed. And if it is pollinated, then red berries will ripen soon.

Aglaonema Carina

Well, our list of evergreens is completed by Aglaonema Carina, a native of Mexico. It is a wonderful lovely deciduous houseplant and easy to care for.

It is enough to give the plant a medium or bright light and water it about once a week.

Aglaonema Carina is able to give the interior a tropical elegance.