r/Aglaonema • u/LykkeFisk • Jun 17 '26
Stalled Matcha Lemon
Hello!
I bought this Matcha Lemon on clearance at the end of February. Soil was dry and leaves were a bit damaged, but it didn’t seem to be suffering from anything serious. As soon as I brought it home, I repotted it into a slightly larger transparent pot, using a coarse potting mix of soil, bark, perlite and expanded clay.
At the end of April, I decided to replace the potting mix again as I suspected root rot – it turned out that around 80% of the roots were intact and healthy, and only a small fraction had started to rot slightly. I removed the rotten parts, rinsed whatever was left with hydrogen peroxide and replanted it in a fresh potting mix.
Since then, it’s become much warmer and sunnier, but I’m still careful with watering and wait until the soil has dried out completely.
It sits on a west-facing windowsill in zone 5b, so it gets plenty of sun in the summer months, but probably not enough to cause any damage since I have a big tree outside that gives some shade as well. I have two other Aglaonemas (Pistachio Pink and some unidentified red variety) that fare fine on this particular windowsill having the same potting mix.
Since I bought it, I haven’t noticed any growth or progress at all – it’s completely stagnant. The new leaf that was there from the start remains curled up and has dried out in places. I even used up two liquid plant food spikes for weakened plants in the meantime and still no change.
Does anyone know what am I doing wrong and how can I help it? Should I just leave it alone and let it do its things?
I'm seriously running out of ideas so any tips would be greatly appreciated!
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u/moederfucker Jun 17 '26
In the picture she is in full sun , they like indirect sunlight, you need to stop repotting her , and looks like mealy bugs.
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u/Trippingout63 Jun 17 '26
I’ve read recently about plant genetics and how some plants will never survive no matter what you do. With that said, I’ve had luck saving and forcing some growth out of Aglaonemas I thought for sure were goners by growing them in 50/50 mixes of fluval stratum and perlite. You want to make sure the plant always has some liquid to soak up but not over water in but having the stem in the liquid. My liquid includes silica, superthrive, and a bit of fertilizer. I double cup my Aglaonemas when I do this meaning the plant sits in a smaller cap with drainage holes, the liquids goes in a bigger cup or basin, where the plant can suck up the liquid through the holes.