Aglaonema Wishes
📖 About this plant
Aglaonema Wishes is a mesmerizing variety that features abundant splashes and mottling of pink, cream, and silver across its lance-shaped green leaves. The overall effect is like a watercolor painting, with colors blending and merging in soft, artistic patterns. Each leaf tells a different story, with no two displaying exactly the same pattern of color. This variety has a more delicate, refined aesthetic compared to the bold Siam Aurora, making it perfect for those who prefer subtle, multi-toned beauty. The name ‘Wishes’ reflects the dreamy, wish-fulfilling quality of its ethereal foliage.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
Medium to Bright Indirect Light
When top 2-3 cm of soil is dry
50-70%
18-30°C (65-85°F)
Well-draining potting mix with perlite, peat moss, and pine bark
Balanced liquid fertilizer every 4-6 weeks during growing season
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Thailand — cultivated hybrid variety
- 📏 Max height
- 45-75 cm (1.5-2.5 ft)
- 📐 Spread
- 30-60 cm (1-2 ft)
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Occasionally in summer — rare indoors
- 🎨 Bloom color
- White spathe with pale green spadix
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Green leaves heavily splashed and mottled with pink, cream, and silver
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Perennial (5-10+ years indoors)
- 📈 Growth rate
- Moderate
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Toxic to cats and dogs — calcium oxalate crystals cause oral irritation, drooling, vomiting, and difficulty swallowing
- 🌱 Propagation
- Stem cuttings in water or moist sphagnum moss; division; roots in 3-4 weeks
🛡️ Health & Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs — calcium oxalate crystals cause oral irritation, drooling, vomiting, and difficulty swallowing
Common issues
- Color fading in low light, brown crispy tips from low humidity or fluoride, yellow leaves from overwatering, mealybugs hiding in leaf axils, root rot in heavy soil, fungal spots from overhead watering
💡 Care tips
- Bright indirect light enhances the pink and silver tones. Avoid direct sunlight which can wash out the delicate color patterns. Higher humidity (above 60%) promotes the most vibrant colors. Use filtered or rainwater to prevent tip burn. Remove dead or yellowing leaves promptly to direct energy to new growth. This variety looks spectacular in a decorative pot as a centerpiece.
