Aglaonema 'Silver Queen' ; Aglaonema commutatum 'Silver Queen' ; Aglaonema nitidum 'Silver Queen'

Chinese Evergreen 'Silver Queen'

Aglaonema is a slow growing sub-tropical foliage plants with large glossy narrow oval leaves with short stems, and which are often variegated colours. Aglaonema comes from the Greek ‘aglos’ (bright) and ‘nema’ (thread).They make popular indoor houseplants in places that do not enjoy a sub-tropical climate. As a house-plant the main requirements are warmth, out of draughts, moisture, and bright light - particularly for variegated cultivars - but not direct sunlight. 'Silver Queen' has silvery foliage with green marbling

plant Features

Partial shade
Occasional watering
Not Frost hardy
Free draining

plant information

Common name

Chinese Evergreen 'Silver Queen'

Latin name

Aglaonema 'Silver Queen' ; Aglaonema commutatum 'Silver Queen' ; Aglaonema nitidum 'Silver Queen'

type

rhizomatous evergreen perennial

family

Araceae

ph

5.5 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral

Light

Partial shade
Frost

Not Frost hardy

Soil

Free draining
Water

Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant
When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Chinese Evergreen Silver Queen is 0.50meters x 0.50meters

0.50 M 0.50 M

Aglaonema 'Silver Queen' ; Aglaonema commutatum 'Silver Queen' ; Aglaonema nitidum 'Silver Queen'

Flowering

From Early Summer TO Late Summer

Insignificant cream or green flowers appear in Summer

Planting

From Early Spring TO Late Winter

This is a sub-tropical plant that will not tolerate frost, and in temperate climes is grown as a house-plant. It should be planted in free-draining compost, and placed in brtght light, but not in direct sunlight.

Propagate by division

From Early Spring TO Late Winter

The rhizomes can be divided to extract new plants. Dig up the whole clump, or a section of the clump, or remove the whole plant from the pot, and shake off the soil. If the root ball is heavily matted, cut vertically downwards, right through the root-ball, with a sharp knife, and divide the clump of plants into smaller sections.Or, if the roots are not too matted, gently prise apart with your fingers and use a knife if necessary, to separate one plant at a time, getting as much of each plant’s root system as possible, Re-plant each new piece immediately as required

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