The best-looking plant that will genuinely tolerate a dim room.
fromRs 1,700
Staff pickPhotographs are of our actual stock, taken at the nursery. Plants are living things — expect small differences in shape and leaf count from the plant shown.
Indoor Plants
Red Aglaonema (Siam Aurora)
Aglaonema ‘Siam Aurora’
Most red-leaved houseplants lose their colour indoors within a season. Aglaonema is the exception, and Siam Aurora — sold here as red aglaonema or lipstick aglaonema — is the one that holds best: green leaves with a broad pink-red midrib and margin, and new growth that comes out almost entirely pink.
It is also, quietly, one of the toughest plants we grow. It takes low light, it takes dry indoor air, and it forgives a missed fortnight of watering better than almost any other aroid. That combination — genuinely colourful and genuinely easy — is rare enough to be worth pointing out.
The one thing it will not take is cold. Below about 12°C the leaves develop grey patches that never recover, so keep it away from a winter window that gets left open.
- Holds its pink-red colour in ordinary indoor light, unlike most red foliage
- Tolerates low light, dry air and irregular watering
- New leaves emerge almost entirely pink
- Cold-sensitive — grey patching below about 12°C is permanent
Rs 600for the 10 inch pot
Inclusive of pot and mix. Delivery Rs 350, free over Rs 5,000.
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At a glance
- Mature size
- 50–70 cm
- Growth rate
- Slow to moderate
- Difficulty
- Easy to keep
- Around pets
- Keep away from cats, dogs and small children
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How to look after your Red Aglaonema (Siam Aurora)
Written for Pakistani conditions — long hot summers, dry winter air, and hard tap water. Follow this rather than advice written for a temperate climate.
- Light
- Bright indirect is best for colour, but it genuinely tolerates low light — it simply grows more slowly and the pink is less intense. Direct sun scorches it.
- Water
- Water when the top 3–4 cm of mix is dry — roughly weekly in summer, every 12–15 days in winter. Drench until it runs from the drainage hole, then let it drain fully.
- Humidity
- Prefers 50–60%. In dry Punjab winters, group plants together or stand the pot on a tray of wet pebbles. Misting alone does very little.
- Soil
- Chunky, airy aroid mix — bark, perlite and coco peat. Aroid roots need air as much as they need water; dense garden soil will rot them.
- Feeding
- Balanced liquid feed at half strength every 3 weeks from March to October. Do not feed in December and January.
- Temperature
- Keep above 12°C. This is the one weakness of an otherwise very forgiving plant — cold damage shows as irreversible grey patches.
If something goes wrong
Yellow lower leaves
Why it happens: Overwatering — the most common cause by far.
What to do: Let the mix dry to 5 cm depth, then water less often. Check that the drainage hole is not blocked.
Brown, crispy leaf edges
Why it happens: Dry air or salt build-up from tap water.
What to do: Raise humidity, and flush the pot with a large volume of water once a month.
Small new leaves, long bare stem
Why it happens: Not enough light.
What to do: Move closer to a window. Aroids stretch toward light rather than complaining first.
Aglaonema spp.
We grow 2 aglaonemas
They differ in leaf shape, mature size and colour — compare them side by side before you choose.
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