The Aglaonema "Emerald Bay" is just one of many varieties of Chinese Evergreen. An attractive, easy to care for plant, it is on just about everyones list of best indoor house plants. Aglaonema plants can be maintained at the lower light levels often found in the home or office. Although there are many varieties of this plant, the care for all Aglaonema plants is very similar.
If you place your Aglaonema "Emerald Bay" in high light, you can allow the potting mix to dry down 1/2 to 3/4 of the way out before watering thoroughly. In a lower light situation, allow soil to dry almost completely between waterings.
Indoor houseplant fertilizers fall into two groups: water soluble, liquid quick release, and granular, slow release fertilizers. Jack's Classic Indoor plant food works well as a powder, quick release fertilizer that is mixed with water to quickly provide nutrients to a plant that has been in a container for an extended time. Osmocote Indoor/Outdoor is an option as a granular, slow release fertilizer that can be applied while potting and planting. Any type of fertilizer offers nutrients that help plants with the transition to a new environment.
The best soil for Aglaonema Emerald Bay is a well balanced mix of peat moss, perlite and vermiculite that dries some between watering but takes a long time to compact.
Not much is needed. The main reasons to prune this plant are for propagation or to prune off the occasional lower yellow leaf or spent flower.
Temperature: Temperatures between 65-80 ºF (18-27 ºC) are ideal. Lower than 60ºF (15ºC) is not healthy for this plant and can cause dark patches on the leaves. If the leaves begin to curl and the edges turn brown the temperature is probably too low or cold drafts may be affecting the plant.
The silver-green foliage really makes a statement when planted in a brightly colored pot, and the 6-inch containers could be used as a table centerpiece
Toxicity to pets Leaf margins are green and intersect the lighter grey-green colored central area along irregular borders. This overlap creates small distinct patches of a third color that is a darker grey-green.
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