IFAS Extension
Agriculture
Abstract
Aglaonema, commonly called Chinese evergreen, is a member of the family Araceae and comprises 21 known species that are native to southeast Asia where they grow in the humid, heavily shaded tropical forest (Huxley 1994). Cultivated in the East for centuries, Aglaonema was believed to bring fortune to life and probably was introduced to the western world in 1885 (Brown 2000). Currently, Aglaonema are among the most popular tropical ornamental foliage plants because of the attractive foliar variegation, low light and humidity tolerances, and few pest problems (Chen et al. 2005).
About this Publication
This document is ENH843, one of a series of the UF/IFAS Department of Environmental Horticulture. Original publication date September 2001. Revised June 2014. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Chen, J., Henley, R. W., Henny, R. J., Caldwell, R. D., & Robinson, C. A. (2014). Chilling Injury in Tropical Foliage Plants: II. Aglaonema. EDIS, 2014(6). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ep103-2001
Authors
Richard W. Henley
professor emeritus, Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Mid Florida Research and Education Center
Richard Henny
professor emeritus, Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center
Jianjun Chen
Specialist
University of Florida
professor, plant physiology, Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center
Publication #ENH843
