Chinese Evergreen
Aglaonema modestum
📖 About this plant
One of the most dependable and long-lived houseplants, prized for its lush, lance-shaped leaves decorated with attractive patterns of green, silver, and cream. Exceptionally tolerant of low light, dry air, and inconsistent watering. An excellent air purifier that removes benzene and formaldehyde from indoor environments. A perfect beginner plant that thrives with minimal attention.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
Low to medium indirect
Every 1-2 weeks
Moderate (50-60%)
18-27°C
Well-draining potting mix with peat moss and perlite; prefers slightly acidic soil (pH 5.5-6.5)
Balanced liquid fertilizer (10-10-10) monthly during spring and summer; reduce to every 6-8 weeks in winter
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Southeast Asia, southern China, Philippines
- 📏 Max height
- 45-90 cm
- 📐 Spread
- 30-60 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Summer
- 🎨 Bloom color
- White, Green
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Green, Silver Variegated
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Perennial
- 📈 Growth rate
- Slow
- ☠️ Toxicity
- TOXIC — contains calcium oxalate crystals; causes oral irritation, excessive drooling, vomiting, and difficulty swallowing if ingested
- 🌱 Propagation
- Stem cuttings, division, or cane cuttings placed in water or moist growing medium
🛡️ Health & Safety
TOXIC — contains calcium oxalate crystals; causes oral irritation, excessive drooling, vomiting, and difficulty swallowing if ingested
Common issues
- Yellow lower leaves from overwatering, Brown tips from low humidity, Mealybugs on stems
💡 Care tips
- Available in many stunning leaf color varieties,Tolerates low light better than most houseplants,Toxic to cats and dogs if ingested,Allow top inch of soil to dry before watering
