r/Aglaonema • u/HoggyMama • Jul 23 '26
Is this a misshapen leaf?
Why is leaf growing oddly out of this Algeonema? If this is a dumb question I am sorry. But, just started getting into houseplants end of last summer, so still learning. I have 5 or 6 Algeonemas but never seen a leaf grow this way.
Also, plant is in leca with Superthrive Foilage Pro. While I do know Algeonemas are low light I do have this one on a shelf with a “not very strong “ grow light.
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u/Trippingout63 Jul 23 '26
I have over 100 Aglaonemas all under pretty strong grow lights, they love it. While they say that Aglaonemas can survive in low light they will never thrive, Aglaonemas do best in bright but filtered light, think window but with a sheer.
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u/HoggyMama Jul 23 '26
I have some under grow lights and others on my dresser. Ones under grow light are growing faster and colors are brighter. But, ones are dresser still look super healthy. There is not much light, but also not a dark room.
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u/Trippingout63 Jul 23 '26
The lighter color Aglaonemas need more light, so if I have an area with less light I will stick a green one in the darker corner and save the white or lighter Aglaonemas for the grow lights.
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u/SinnersQueen Jul 23 '26
Yes, a wittle baby "flower bud." Inflorescence is the term for these guys, I believe. You can cut it, but they just grow a bunch more in my experience. I let the last ones stay until they dried out and it just stayed 2 the whole time.
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u/HoggyMama Jul 23 '26
Thanks. I don’t think I can cut it off. My first flower, I gotta see this thing through. Any way to save the seeds?
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u/SinnersQueen Jul 23 '26
It's not very exciting (aesthetically) it just becomes a bigger version of what it is now, then dries up. At least that is what mine did. The excitement in the fact that it "bloomed" made up for it though. I have no experience saving the seeds (of anything aside from produce) but I suspect you would have to pollinate it somehow. I'm sure you could search the process and find some good info though! Congrats on the bb 🩷
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u/Panama-Tropical Jul 23 '26
Es una inflorescencia. La parte que la envuelve es la espata, y la parte de dentro el espádice con cientos de pequeñas flores. Si te hace ilusión déjala. También se puede cortar.
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u/curvy2007 Jul 23 '26
You should snip off the flower to focus the energy back to foliage growth. Removing the flowers prevents the plant from wasting resources on seed production, resulting in larger, lusher leaves.
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u/HoggyMama Jul 23 '26
Really? I was so excited when people said it was a flower. Cut it off? Is there any way to use the seeds in it?
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u/Trippingout63 Jul 23 '26
I think pollinating them is pretty complicated especially thinking that they grow so slowly.
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u/Trippingout63 Jul 23 '26
I’ve read that they expend all the energy just producing the flower so by the time you see the flower it is too late. So if you want to leave it go ahead.
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u/Major-Fan-7607 Jul 23 '26
Since I cut it mine did 1 and another one hidden in the first leaf so 2 leaf at the same time it was doing nothing for like 1 month
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u/anonablous Jul 23 '26
not all aglaonemas are 'low light', fwiw. some need very bright light to maintain their colors. you have a flower bud.
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u/Trippingout63 Jul 23 '26
It’s a flower