Aglaonema costatum

spotted evergreen

A low Aglaonema from mainland Southeast Asia with dark green leaves, a white midrib and scattered pale spots. Specimen labels place it on shaded ground at the foot of limestone hills and in seasonal forest. It wants shade, warmth and even moisture, and it is sensitive to chilling like the rest of the genus.

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

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Herbarium labels describe damp, shady places at the foot of limestone hills. Other sites are bamboo-rich mixed deciduous forest on limestone, and shaded primary seasonal evergreen forest on shale. It is a terrestrial understorey herb. Wikipedia gives about 60 cm tall and 30–45 cm wide, with leaves around 20 cm long.

Wild records with elevations range from about 100 to 800 m, mostly lowland and foothill limestone. Records at 1,300 m and 2,250 m are cultivated plants outside Asia.

Peninsular MalaysiaThailandLaosCambodiaVietnamBangladesh

🔒 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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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.