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Aglaonema

Aglaonema is a Southeast Asian genus long grown as low-light interior foliage, now also collected for named cultivars carrying pink, red, or silver leaf pigmentation bred from commercial Thai and Filipino breeding lines. Most modern named cultivars are hybrids of undocumented parentage rather than direct selections of a single wild species.

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Care Notes

  • Aglaonema tolerates lower light than most plants in this catalogue, but red- and pink-pigmented cultivars (Red Anjamani, Red Peacock, Siam Aurora) generally need brighter light to develop and hold strong colour.
  • Aglaonema pictum 'Tricolor' is a naturally occurring pattern in wild A. pictum populations, not a chimeric sport; unlike most variegated aroids, this pattern passes on more reliably through propagation.
  • Most named cultivars (Prestige, Lady Valentine, Pink Dalmatian) are commercial breeding-line hybrids with undocumented parentage: the named cultivar, not a species epithet, is the meaningful identifier for these plants.

Frequently Asked Questions

No, most are commercial hybrids of undocumented parentage bred within Aglaonema commutatum-derived breeding lines, distinguished by cultivar name rather than species.

No. The pictum 'Tricolor' pattern occurs naturally in wild populations of the species and is comparatively stable, while most pink and red Aglaonema colouration comes from selective breeding within cultivated hybrid lines.

The genus as a whole tolerates low light better than most houseplants, but strongly pigmented red and pink cultivars need brighter conditions to develop and maintain their colour.

Reduced light is the most common cause: red and pink pigmentation in cultivars like Red Peacock and Siam Aurora is light-dependent and can fade under lower light even without the plant being unhealthy.