What are the propagation methods for the White Princess Chinese evergreen?

1. Early care

March to August each year is the peak growing period for White Princess, so water it more and keep it moist. When it is dry in summer, sprinkle water often to increase air humidity. During the growing period, White Princess also needs fertiliser water, once every two weeks.

2. Sunlight

White Princess likes bright places and also needs good ventilation. Summer temperatures are high, so shade it more; in autumn and winter give it as much full sun as possible, otherwise a lack of light will make it sprawl and grow crooked, spoiling its ornamental effect.

3. Temperature

The temperature White Princess likes is 20°C-30°C, and the lowest temperature is 12°C. It is naturally not cold-hardy and is easily frostbitten; frostbite makes the leaves turn yellow and wilt and the terminal buds die, so in winter it should be grown indoors.

4. Humidity

White Princess likes high temperatures and high humidity and a semi-shaded environment, so humidity should be kept at 60%-70%.

Now that you know the propagation methods for White Princess, but plants often get leaf diseases too - do you know how White Princess should be protected against pests and diseases? Let us teach you below.

How do you grow the White Princess flower?

When you see White Princess, it is not the character from the fairy tale we heard growing up; what we are talking about today is a flower, known as the "queen" of the room. In fact, the scientific name of the White Princess flower is white-stemmed Chinese evergreen, and because of its graceful and elegant ornamental value, this flower mostly appears indoors as a potted plant, becoming one of the common indoor foliage plants. Below, let us learn about the growth characteristics of this indoor "queen" and how to cultivate it.

What is the White Princess flower

White Princess flower is a common name; its scientific name is white-stemmed Chinese evergreen, a perennial evergreen herbaceous plant, and it is the most beautiful and most ornamental of the plants in the Aglaonema genus, hence its reputation as the golden queen; the White Princess flower likes water and moisture, so in summer you should sprinkle water often to raise the humidity of the environment; it grows in semi-shaded environments and dislikes exposure to excessively strong sunlight, but if the light is too dark the leaves of the plant will also fade.

How to grow the White Princess flower

First: early management. When growing the White Princess flower, keep the growing medium moist at all times, especially in summer; March to August is the growing period of the White Princess flower, so water it more and carry out sufficient fertilising to promote rapid growth; you can fertilise once every two weeks, and after autumn you can appropriately reduce the frequency.

Next: light management. The White Princess flower likes to grow in a bright, well-ventilated environment, so in summer pay attention to temperature control, and in autumn you can give it full sun; if the light is too strong the leaves of the White Princess flower will turn yellow-green, while if the light is too dark its ornamental value will be affected.

Next: temperature management. The most suitable growing temperature for the White Princess flower is between 25°C and 30°C; it likes high temperatures and is not cold-hardy, so in winter take good anti-freezing care measures; if it is frozen, the leaves will turn yellow, wither and drop, and even the terminal buds will die.

Finally: humidity management. Generally, the best growing humidity for the White Princess flower is controlled between 60% and 70%. A high-temperature, high-humidity and semi-shaded environment is most favourable for the growth of the White Princess flower.

Besides managing and growing it according to the above methods, you should also carry out pest and disease prevention in advance, taking corresponding measures according to different symptoms; as for propagation of the White Princess flower, we can use the division method, and of course sowing is also possible, but it is very difficult; the most popular growing method now is tissue culture, which is very simple and convenient.

How do you grow Aglaonema? Taking White Princess as an example

White-stemmed aglaonema, also known as White Princess or white-ribbed Chinese evergreen (Aglaonema commutatum 'Pseudo-bracteatum' White Rajah), Araceae, Aglaonema genus. White Princess is called the "queen" of the room. It is generally potted as a graceful and elegant indoor foliage plant with high ornamental value. So, what we will introduce next is how to grow aglaonema, taking white-stemmed aglaonema as an example.

1. Morphological characteristics of white-stemmed aglaonema

Characteristics: Leaves: the shape and colour vary, and the leaf surface often has different markings inlaid on it .

Flowers: several spadices clustered together .

Fruit : the fruit is an oval berry, orange-red or red when ripe, with one seed.

Among the plants of the Aglaonema genus, the most beautiful and most ornamental is the golden queen, also known as white-stemmed aglaonema,

lance-shaped bright green leaf surface, inlaid with yellow-green patches, soft in colour, bright and elegant, popular at home and abroad.

Our country's Guangdong aglaonema has upright stems and leaves that stay bright green all year round

It can be grown both in pots and in water, and is extremely shade-tolerant, making it the widely used "green queen" of recent years. "White Princess" is called the "queen" of the room.

Its leaves are rather narrow and long, and the key point is that its leaf veins are white, which is probably where the name comes from; some people also call it "Chinese cabbage".

2. Geographical distribution of white-stemmed aglaonema

Native to tropical Africa, the Philippines and Malaysia.

3. Growth habits of white-stemmed aglaonema

Tolerant of semi-shade, it dislikes excessively strong sunlight, but light that is too dark will also cause the leaves to fade. It likes water and moisture, and during the growing period from March to August it should be watered more. In summer, sprinkle water often to increase environmental humidity.

It likes high temperatures and is not cold-hardy; the suitable growing temperature is 20-30°C. The minimum overwintering temperature is above 12°C.

4. Propagation methods of white-stemmed aglaonema

1. Early management

During care, keep the growing medium moist, and water more during the growing period from March to August. In summer, sprinkle water often to increase environmental humidity. During the growing period, fertilise sufficiently to promote rapid growth; from March to August apply fertiliser water once every two weeks. After autumn, reduce fertilising. You can water with Huaduoduo balanced fertiliser 20-20-20.

2. Light management

White Princess aglaonema likes a bright, well-ventilated environment; in spring control the light at 15000 to 20000Lx; in summer, because the temperature is higher and it is hot and humid, strengthen shading and ventilation, and a light level of 8000-****Lx is ideal; in autumn and winter the temperature is lower, so control the light at 20000-30000Lx or give full sun. If the light is too strong the leaves will turn yellow-green, and too much shading will make it grow leggy and sprawl, affecting its ornamental effect.

3. Temperature management

White Princess aglaonema likes high temperatures and is not cold-hardy; the suitable growing temperature is 25-30°C. The minimum overwintering temperature is above 13°C. Once frozen, the leaves turn yellow and wilt, the terminal buds die and the lower leaves drop. Winter care requires heating equipment.

4. Humidity management

White Princess aglaonema likes high temperatures, high humidity and a semi-shaded or shaded environment; humidity kept at 60%-70% is enough

5. Pest and disease control

1. Leaf spot

It occurs easily in humid weather. At first the disease spots are small brown spots, with a water-soaked faded green margin, and they expand in concentric rings, round to oval, with brown edges and greyish-white centres. Later, dark brown mould spots appear in the centre of the spots, becoming a dark brown mould layer under damp conditions. The way to control this disease is to promptly remove diseased and dead leaves; treat with 800-times mancozeb, once a week, for 3-4 times in a row.

2. Anthracnose

It mainly occurs on the leaves, and in severe cases can spread to the leaf stalks. The spots are initially water-soaked small yellow spots, and after expanding they become oval to irregular brown or yellowish-brown, slightly showing concentric rings; later the spots join into one another and become dry and withered, and produce small black dots arranged in concentric rings. This disease is mainly caused by poor ventilation, and damage by scale insects favours its occurrence. The way to treat this disease is to strengthen care and apply more phosphorus and potassium fertiliser; in the early stage of the disease, treat with 1000-times chlorothalonil, once a week, for 3-4 times in a row.

6. Uses of white-stemmed aglaonema

It is generally potted as a graceful and elegant indoor foliage plant with high ornamental value.

White Princess is called the "queen" of the room. It is generally potted as a graceful and elegant indoor foliage plant with high ornamental value.