BOTANICAL NAME AGLAONEMA COMMUTATUM

PRONUNCIATION ag - lah - NEE - ma kom - YOU - tah - tum

COMMON NAME Aglaonema

FAMILY Araceae

Life Cycle Indoors- perennial Outdoors- annual

Growth Habit Shrub-like Varies in size depending on space provided

ARRANGEMENT and composition Alternate and simple

LEAF Elliptical Length 8” - 10” Width 4”

MARGIN Entire

VEINS Pinnate

FLOWER White Spathe

FRUIT Yellow turning to red oblong 3/8” to 1/2” long

EXPOSURE Shade outdoors Low light indoors

GROWTH Slow

USE House plant

DESCRIPTION Leaves are gray-green with lighter colored silver white spots Flower is a spathe

DESCRIPTION The leaf sheath is open a little way and then closes; whereas on Dieffenbachia the leaf sheath is open all the way down

DESCRIPTION Aglaonema has fewer veins in the leaf than Dieffenbachia

CULTURAL PRACTICES 65 to 75 F. Propagate by cane cuttings One of the best plants to use in low light

PROBLEMS

ZONES Tropical

NATIVE OF: Asia