Here is a great plant for the summer, especially if you plan to leave for a little while...

The Silver Queen Aglaonema does not need a great deal of light and should be watered after its soil has dried down a bit, making it a great plant for the indoor and for the summer

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The Silver Queen Aglaonema's care instructions are pretty straightforward amd easy. Here they are:


Light Range
Low to Medium Light
 
Water Requirements: 
In low light, these plants need to dry down between waterings. 
Surface soil should be dry at least half way down before you add water. 
Plants should not stand in water.  If media is too wet, stems will get mushy and rot off. 
If too dry, older leaves turn banana yellow.
 
Care Tips: 
Take off yellowing leaves on a regular basis. 
Include removing the petiole with removal of the leaf. 
While you are in the pinching mode, remove the flowers and flower buds. 
As the plant stem starts to lean out of the pot, it is time to shorten that stem
and begin again. 
The stem should be cut back to the soil level where a new branch will spring up over time. 
The cutting should be shortened and planted in the soil near the outside edge of the pot.
 
Pest and Disease Problems: 
Mealybug, scale, and Cyclamen mites, stem and root rots and occasionally blight diseases.
The most common pest for Aglaonema is mealybug. 
They camp out in the soil and in the leaf and flower buds and can be very hard to get rid of.
You must be persistent. 
Spray on a weekly basis with rubbing alcohol or a soap and water mixture.

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