AGLAONEMA SILVER QUEEN

The marbled darker green color allows this Chinese Evergreen to tolerate some degree of shade. The leaves tend to grow in an upright manner. Chinese Evergreens are on NASA’s list of air-purifying plants. They are proven to remove Benzene and Formaldehyde toxins present in home environments and help reduce the irritant side-effects to humans. Aglaonema Silver Queen is a popular variety, often found in design schemes, either used as a feature plant or displayed with a complimentary mix of other Chinese Evergreens. It is primarily grown for its attractive variegated foliage and not for its insignificant flowers. Thick, elliptic to lance-shaped, dark green leaves with attractive silver-gray variegation appear on short stems rising from the soil. Leaves are silvery-white with green margins and veins. As the plant ages, it begins to develop a trunk-like stem as the lower leaves fall off. Flowers appear on a small creamy white spadix surrounded by a greenish-yellow spathe. Flowers usually bloom in summer to early fall. Clusters of orange berries follow the flowers.