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Aglaonema cochinchinense

A small, erect Aglaonema with a stem no more than 15 cm tall and rather thinly leathery, ovate to narrowly elliptic leaves 11–28 cm long. It grows in dry evergreen forest on limestone in Thailand, Cambodia, southern Vietnam and the north of Peninsular Malaysia. Grow it warm, in a mineral, lime-bearing mix, with a drier winter.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Dry evergreen forest on limestone or limestone-derived soils, at about 150 m.

Around 150 m in the literature; the one GBIF record is at about 96 m.

CambodiaMalayaThailandVietnam

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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