Species · genus Aglaonema · Araceae

Chinese Evergreen

Aglaonema commutatum Schott

Also known as: Philippine Evergreen · Silver Queen Aglaonema

Growth habit

subshrub

Native range

Philippines, Sulawesi

Reference · A. commutatum

Cultivars of A. commutatum

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No named cultivars catalogued under A. commutatum yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

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A tropical understory subshrub from the forest floors of the Philippines and Sulawesi, where it grows in warmth, shade, and even moisture beneath the canopy. Give it bright indirect to moderate light, never direct sun, which scorches its foliage. Let the top inch of mix dry before watering again, and err toward the drier side, since its fleshy stems hold moisture and rot if kept soggy.

Care recipe

The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.

Care notes are early — not yet verified

Light: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Water: ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-14d)
Humidity: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Soil: ai:claude-fable-5
Care: ai:claude-fable-5

Light

Medium light

Water

≈ every 14 days

Humidity

Medium

Temperature

16–29 °C

Soil mix

Loose, well-draining peat-based potting mix

Propagation

Stem cuttings or division of the clump

Fertilizing

Balanced liquid feed monthly in spring and summer

Growth rate

Moderate

Flowering

Occasionally produces modest greenish spathes indoors

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Toxic to cats & dogs & humans

Araceae contain insoluble calcium oxalate crystals, which irritate the mouth and digestive tract if chewed. This is where toxicity lives: every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.

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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-14d) · ai:claude-fable-5 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (family inference)

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