Hi, I have owned this remarkable looking plant for over two years now. Apparently, it is healthy and all, but in all this time I have never figured out what it is. It was a gift from a friend who was moving away. Anyhow, can someone please help me identify this fella, and provide tips as to its care and feeding? http://share.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=EegNmjNm2aNWLN Thank you!
Hi Lynott, I agree with Ali that it looks like Aglaonema commutatum - Chinese evergreen. It looks like it needs a good watering as the leaves shouldn't be that curled - a sign of water stress. There are several varieties of Aglaonema. The second one shows it with berries. Is this your plant? http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/interiorscape/agalonemacom.html http://caliban.mpiz-koeln.mpg.de/~stueber/mavica/all/5000/04571.jpg Water when they dry out, but preferably before the leaves curl. A bright spot out of direct sunlight will make it happy. It will shed it's lower leaves as it grows and develop a 'trunk' of sorts. You don't really need to worry about fertilizing, but you could use something natural like fish emulsion or seaweed once a month during the spring and summer. Ali, they do bloom and get berries. Newt
I am aware that they got blooms and berries but what I am seeing dosn't look right to me! The blooms on on a chinese severgreen are spath type and a very pale yellow to white colour.