Aglaonema 'Maria Christina' - compact silver Aglaonema

Aglaonema 'Maria Christina' is an elegant and compact Aglaonema variety, appreciated for its bright, predominantly silver-green leaves, marked with darker green areas and veins. It has a dense and orderly appearance, making it highly suitable for modern interiors, offices, or spaces that need a decorative plant that is easy to incorporate.

It is considered a compact form, similar to the well-known 'Silver Queen', but with a shorter and denser growth habit. 

🌿 Botanical characteristics

• Botanical name: Aglaonema 'Maria Christina'

• Family: Araceae

• Common names: Aglaonema, Chinese Evergreen

• Plant type: perennial tropical plant, decorative for its foliage

• Growth habit: compact, dense, upright

• Leaves: elliptic to lanceolate, with pointed tips

• Coloration: light green, silver-green, and dark green

• Pattern: broad silver areas, with more intense green around the veins and toward the leaf margins

• Growth rate: slow to moderate

• Mature height: approximately up to 50 cm under indoor conditions

• Flowering: may produce typical Araceae inflorescences, but is cultivated primarily for its foliage

☀️ Growing conditions and care

• Light: prefers bright, indirect light; also tolerates bright partial shade

• Watering: moderate; allow the substrate to dry slightly at the surface between waterings

• Substrate: airy, fertile, and well-draining

• Humidity: appreciates moderate atmospheric humidity

• Temperature: prefers consistent temperatures, ideally around 18-28°C

• Cold tolerance: does not tolerate frost and must be protected from low temperatures; 

• Fertilization: moderate, during the active growing season

• Placement: protected from cold drafts, direct air conditioning, and strong heat sources

🌱 Secret Garden substrate recommendation

👉 For optimal development, we recommend Secret Garden Professional Substrate for Monstera & Araceae – SG PREMIUM MIX, specially formulated for plants in the Araceae family. Its structure provides excellent drainage, aeration, and an optimal level of moisture retention.

➡️ View product: https://secretgarden.ro/products/substrat-monstera

✨ What makes it special

• bright, predominantly silver-green foliage

• elegant and contrasting leaf pattern

• compact and dense growth habit

• takes up less space than many large-growing Aglaonema varieties

• decorative throughout the year

• adapts well to typical indoor conditions

• suitable for offices, living rooms, and tropical plant collections

• a more compact alternative to the classic 'Silver Queen'

📌 Note

The coloration and leaf pattern may naturally vary from one specimen to another, as well as depending on light and growing conditions. New leaves may initially have a different shade from fully mature leaves.

The leaves may show small spots, scratches, bends, dry edges, or other cosmetic imperfections resulting from growth, handling, transport, or adaptation to new environmental conditions. These aspects do not normally affect the plant's viability.

Height including pot: approx. 45 cm

The ceramic pot is not included in the price.