Aglaonema modestum

Aglaonema modestum Care

Aglaonema modestum

What is the plant

Aglaonema modestum is a foliage plant with large, lance-shaped, waxy, undulate, medium green leaves 20cm (8 inch) long and 10cm (4 inch) wide. The plant is also known as Chinese evergreen.

Aglaonema modestum is rhizomes evergreen plant, native to the tropical swamps and rainforests of southeastern Asia. Aglaonema modestum has lanced-shaped leaves on leaf stalk 30cm (12 inch) long that rise from the central growing point. A plant may occasionally form a short trunk-like stem scarred with circular markings where leaves were once attached, giving the plant up to 60cm (24 inch) height. Mature plants produce in summer or early fall an arum-shaped flower head comprising a white or yellow spathe with central stalked spadix and this is followed by red or orange berries.

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Humidity

High

Lighting

Part Sun

Temperature

16°C - 16°C

Hardiness zone

min 10a

Difficulty

Easy

Toxicity

Poisonous

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Keep your aglaonema plant's soil just barely moist—but not wet—and avoid allowing a soil to dry out completely. Generally, it will need watering more frequently in a spring and summer and less in a winter, so check a soil moisture regularly. Your plant will tell you when it's getting too dry by letting its leaves droop.
Pruning
Any dying or yellowing leaves can be removed for aesthetic reasons, while any small leaves that grow off the main trunk, often called suckers, should be removed.
Fertilizer
give it a balanced fertilizer

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Sunlight
Part-shade/Semi-shade location.
Soil
Loose, light, humus soil is ideal for this plant.
Temperature
Normally warm room temperatures are suitable. Aglaonema modestum needs a constant temperature, ideally between 16 and 21°C (60-70°F) all year round. Winter temperatures should never drop below 13°C (55°F) and avoid droughts.

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Container
Plants that don't like a lot of moisture will need a drainage hole for moisture to escape and for airflow to circulate through the pot. Another important function of drainage holes is to allow water to flush the soil of excess salts from fertilizers.
Popularity
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