How to Grow and Care for Chinese Evergreen (Aglaonema)

Other Names for Guangdong Evergreen

Large-leaf Evergreen, Wellgrass

Growth Habits of Guangdong Evergreen

Guangdong Evergreen prefers a warm, humid environment and needs sunlight, but it dislikes direct strong light; it can even grow in a shaded environment without light.

It is not cold-tolerant, and the winter growing temperature must not drop below 12 degrees. The normal growing temperature is around 30 degrees.

It requires fertile, loose, well-drained acidic soil for growth.

Main Values of Guangdong Evergreen

Guangdong Evergreen has medicinal value and ornamental value.

Medicinal Value

The whole plant of Guangdong Evergreen can be used as medicine; mainly the leaves are stewed together with meat and eaten, which can treat conditions such as heat in the blood, coughing up blood, and heat accumulation in the large intestine.

Its stems and leaves pounded together with slab sugar for medicinal use can treat diseases such as rabies bites.

Taken internally as a decoction, it can treat symptoms such as sore, swollen throat and vomiting of blood.

Ornamental Value

Guangdong Evergreen is a plant that stays green all year round and remains beautiful for a long time.

It can be potted and placed in halls and rooms for viewing. Or the leaves can be cut to make flower arrangements, placed on tables, in bedrooms, and other places, to enhance the decorative environment.

In addition, Guangdong Evergreen can be made into bonsai, allowing it to grow naturally, showing a poetic and picturesque beauty and sensory appeal that delights the eye.