If you’re looking for an eye-catching houseplant that does well in a wide range of lighting conditions, try growing Chinese evergreen (Aglaonema). This easy-to-grow plant tolerates just about every indoor condition, says Costa Farm’s garden expert Justin Hancock. “Chinese evergreen is one of the toughest indoor plants you’ll find, yet it’s also one of the most beautiful.”
You’ll find a wide variety of leaf patterns and colors in Chinese evergreen—from rich green, to green and white, to silver patterns and even red. “When Aglaonema gets enough light, it also blooms with cute, calla-lily-like flowers,” says Hancock.
Young, small Chinese evergreen make great desk and tabletop plants, as well as adding a nice touch to terrariums. As the plant grows, it lends an attractive accent to hard-to-decorate areas of the home, such as room corners. The colorful leaves give you a variety of decorating possibilities in terms of matching the plants to upholstery and the containers in which you plant them.
In addition to being a pretty addition to your décor, Chinese evergreen is one of the top houseplant indoor air-cleaners.
To successfully grow Chinese evergreen in your indoor garden, keep the following growing tips in mind.
Provide proper lighting
Chinese evergreen can grow in bright light but does best in low to medium light. Place the plant too close to a southern or western window and the leaves may scorch. It grows well in an eastern or southern window or other areas of the home that have medium to low lighting.Water when necessary
Chinese evergreen should stay moist, but not soggy. Water only when the top ½- to 1-inch of soil has dried out.
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