How To Care For Aglaonema Snow white? Plant Care Guide And Grow Tips

Sunlight

Keeping Aglaonema Snow White  in the right place is always a challenge because when the plant gets the opt amount of light the the growth and the foliage is wonderful. Aglaonema Snow White  needs indirect sunlight and can grow good in indoors as well where there is adequate natural lighting. If exposed to mild morning or evening sun there is no farm but the plant cannot tolerate mid noon sun which is very hot.

Soil

Aglaonema Snow White  needs a soil that can drain out fast as they do not tolerate to much of moisture any potting mix that has a good drainage is good for these plants. Any potting mix that is available in the market that is appropriate for the house plants can be used but for the batter results one can relay on home made mix as well that is  equal proportionate mix of peat with compost and river soil or the construction soil . Always keep in mind that this plant like other house plants does not like to sit on the moist soil.

Water

When compared to other plants in Aglaonema  series, snow white is a good plant and can take little bit of abuse from over watering, At the same time consent exposure to moist soil may lead to root rot a major problem with the house plants. Suggested that you should see that the top layer that is the top 3 cm of the soil should be totally dry when you water the plant.

Humidity

Aglaonema Snow White  are native to the subtropical & tropical regions. Despite this, they seem fairly adaptable & do just fine in our homes which tend to have dry air. Here in hot dry Tucson, mine only have a few teeny, tiny brown tips.

If you think your Snow White look stressed due to lack of humidity, fill the saucer with pebbles & water. Put the plant on the pebbles but make sure the drain holes &/or the bottom of the pot aren’t submerged in water. Misting a few times a week should help out too.

Fertilizing

Aglaonema Snow White aren’t needy when it comes to fertilizing. Give your Snow White a light application of worm compost with a light layer of compost over that every spring.

Liquid kelp or fish emulsion would work fine as well as a balanced liquid houseplant fertilizer (5-5-5 or lower) if you have that. Dilute any of these to half strength & apply in spring. If for some reason you think your Aglaonema Snow White needs another application, do it again in summer.

You don’t want to fertilize houseplants in late fall or winter because that’s their time for rest. Don’t over fertilize your Aglaonema Snow White because salts build up & can burn the roots of the plant. Avoid fertilizing a houseplant which is stressed, ie. bone dry or soaking wet.

Pest

Aglaonema Snow White  is susceptible to all the pests that attack house plants like White flies, Mealy bugs, Aphids etc. So while watering check out for the creepy stuff and if present attend them immediately.

Propagation

Aglaonema Snow White  can be propagated with following methods:

• Propagation by seeds – Take the fresh aglaonema seeds which are found at the base of mature plant flowers, wash the seeds in H2O mixed water or in acidic water, prepare the seed germination soil mix or coco-peat mix, spread the seeds at the top it and cover very lightly. Place it in indirect sun light, recommended temperature for seed germination is 25 – 35 degree celsius. It may take up to 45 -60 days for seeds to germinate.

• Propagation via stem cuttings – Stem cutting is most preferred method of propagation, cut the new shoots with minimum five leaves or old plant stem with a sanitized cutter and plant it in to the soil or coco-peat mix. Place it in indirect sunlight, if temperature is above 20 degree celsius, new shoots will emerge from cuttings in 25-45 days.

• Propagation via root cuttings – This method is the safest and assures success, plant is separated from mother plant with roots and planted in a new container and kept in indirect sun light, newly planted plant starts building own root system in quick time like 5 -10 days. 15 -35 degree celsius temperature is ideal for this method too.

• Propagation via tissue culture – This method is used for producing large quantity aglaonema seedling in quick time with the small fraction of original plant, root, stem or leaves. Tissue culture seedlings needs to be kept in lab type environment and slowly trend to adapt the natural weather conditions, many of seedlings die or grow very slow during this process, still this method is the best way for propagating the plant in high quantity and good quality.