Question
My Aglaonema "Silver Queen" is about a year old and as it ages the leaves are becoming paler with little of the darker variegation present even in new leaves. Is this common with age or is it receiving too much or too little light and is there anything I can do to increase the amount of variegation.

Oh yeah, the plant receives medium indirect light and has never been repotted.

Thank you.
Connie


Answer
Hi Connie,

Paradoxically, Aglaonema colors can fade in either too much or too little light. Too much light would require the sun's rays to fall directly on the leaves for an hour or more each day. Too little would be if the Aglaonema is more than 6 feet from the nearest window or if the nearest window is covered during the daylight hours.

However, there are a couple of other possibilities. Temps below 60 degrees can cause color fading. So can using water that is on the hard or alkaline side. Finally, a plant that has been in the same pot for a year, will need regular fertilizing - monthly at half-strength.

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