How to Grow & Care for Aglaonema Plants (Chinese Evergreen)?
Chinese evergreen is a tropical immortal available in a number of cultivars that make excellent houseplants. Its large, glossy, lance-shaped leaves come in different color combinations with different shades of green, silver, white, red, purple, and cream. They are easy to grow and they can tolerate low light levels and can live for many years if given the right care.
How to Grow Aglaonema
Chinese evergreen can be grown using stem cuttings or by dividing the plants during repotting. Wait for summer when the weather is warmest.
Stem Cuttings
- Use a sharp cutting tool to remove a stem in some inches long.
- Keep the cuttings in a glass of water in a spot that receives indirect sunlight. Roots should form in three to four weeks.
- Carefully transfer your cuttings to a pot filled with well-draining potting soil and keep moist.
- Lay the pot carefully on its side. Use trowel to loosen the soil and pull the plant from the pot.
- Shake dust from the roots. Scratch apart the roots to separate a clump for repotting.
- Repot the clump in a pot filled with potting soil. Keep both of the original plant and the divided plant moist for some weeks until both are established.
How to Care Aglaonema
Aglaonema is a drought-tolerant plant and it’s better to underwater it than to overwater it. Water the plant thoroughly from the top and let the pot drain till no more water is dripping through the holes at the bottom, before returning it to its outer container or saucer. If your plant is new, check whether in the nursery or plant shop has already added slow-release fertilizer to the compost. If they have, don’t feed it until the whole year, as too much feed can damage the plant.
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