| Description | Silver Queen Chinese Evergreen (Aglaonema) is a colorful, tried, and true Aglaonema cultivar. |
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| Pronunciation | (ag-lay-oh-Nee-mah) |
| Plant Type | Indoor Foliage, Perennials Hardy, Tropical herbaceous plants |
| Hardiness Zone | 10-12, Sunset 25-27 |
| Sunlight | Will tolerate most light conditions except full sun. Prefers bright to moderate but can exist in the low light areas. |
| Moisture | average house |
| Growing Media | average house, |
| Temperature | Prefers average house plus doesn't like below 55 degrees F. |
| Flowers | creamy-white to slightly greenish spathes, not very ornamental unless you are a botanist. |
| Leaves | silver on green variegation |
| Stems | cane-like stems |
| Dimensions | reaches 1-2 feet by equal spread |
| Propagation | Easy to root from stem section cuttings and tip cuttings. Older plants can be divided. To do stem section cuttings, cut a six inch piece of stem and insert into a rooting media. Make sure that the stem is oriented properly. If I do a lot of the cane cuttings I use a marker to mark which is bottom and which is top. |
| Misc Facts | Aglaonema is derived from, the Greek words aglos (bright) and nema (thread). |
| Author's Notes | My Horticulture students had this plant scattered all over the school. It was easy to grow and maintain. |
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