Aglaonema 'Silver Bay'

Bred by Dr. Richard (Jake) Henny at the University of Florida's Apopka station and released in 1992, from 'Manila Whirl' × A. nitidum 'Ernesto's Favorite'. It was selected for size, good basal branching and cold tolerance, and grows into a large, robust plant that copes with very low light and cooler indoor temperatures.

Parentage

Aglaonema 'Manila Whirl' × Aglaonema nitidum

Wild ancestry

The wild species it descends from, with each one's share of the ancestry:

Aglaonema nitidum 50%

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