Aglaonema plant

Aglaonema, also known by the name of sri is a member of the family Araceae fortune, one group with the taro plant. Leaves of ornamental plants has 40 species, three of which are a favorite ornamental plant lovers is Aglaonema costatum, Aglaonema modestum, and Aglaonema crispum. Aglaonema found growing naturally in tropical countries such as in Southeast Asia, India, and China.

Their natural habitats are swamps and rain forests. Sri fortune was among the herbaceous plants that can grow to a height of 20-150 cm. The leaves are arranged alternately on the stem, round-oval, and has a variety of colors from red to white-green. The sap of some species have toxic Aglaonema. The toxins can cause skin irritation and inflammation of the lips, tongue, throat if swallowed. Aglaonema are very popular as an ornamental plant because the plant has a fairly high tolerance for a variety of environments and easily grown.

These plants can adapt to different light intensities, does not require extra attention in the harsh treatment, and have relatively high resistance to pests. Much of Asia (including China, Thailand, and Indonesia) believe that Aglaonema can bring good luck and fortune. Aglaonema has some pretty interesting variants such as snow white, legacy, cochine, lipstick, and thistle. Snow white is a variant of sri fortune that has the characteristics of white leaves with green motifs are spread evenly over the surface.

Legacy has green leaves with shades of red dominance following the line leaves the bones. Meanwhile, have a pattern of red lipstick around the edges of the leaves (so as to wear lipstick lips). Cochine a fortune sri-leaved red or copper color.

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