Cold hardiness & minimum temperature

Is Aglaonema Super White (Aglaonema 'Super White')cold hardy? Hardiness zone & min temp

Also called Super White Chinese Evergreen, White Aglaonema.

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About Aglaonema Super White

Aglaonema 'Super White' · also called Super White Chinese Evergreen, White Aglaonema · houseplant

Aglaonema 'Super White' is a slow-growing Chinese evergreen prized for near-white leaves veined and edged in green. The pale foliage means it needs more light than darker aglaonemas to avoid washing out, yet still tolerates indoor conditions. It thrives in warm, humid rooms with steady watering and dislikes cold, soggy roots.

Cold limit: USDA 10-12 (indoor in most US homes) · RHS H1b (18-27°C)

What aglaonema super white's hardiness rating actually means

Aglaonema Super White is not cold hardy. It is a tropical houseplant that dies if it is left out through frost — there is no zone where it overwinters outdoors in a UK or cold-US climate. Its RHS rating of H1b means: Sub-tropical — a normal warm home is fine, but it cannot go outside in a cool season. On the US scale that maps to USDA 10-12 (indoor in most US homes) — the zones where it can be left outdoors year-round.

New to these scales? The USDA hardiness zone map explained covers how the zone numbers work, and you can find your own zone with the zone finder.

Minimum temperature — and what happens below it

Minimum survivable temperature is roughly about 10 °C (sustained cold below this is damaging). Aglaonema Super White has no frost tolerance at all — it is an indoor plant in any climate with a real winter.

Concretely, for aglaonema super white as it gets too cold:

Below about about 10 °C, growth stalls and the leaves start to show cold stress — dark, water-soaked, or yellowing patches.
A single light frost blackens the foliage; a hard freeze kills the whole plant, roots included, and it does not recover.
Even a cold, draughty windowsill or an unheated porch in winter can be enough to damage it permanently.

Can aglaonema super white go outside or overwinter — and where?

It can holiday outdoors in summer once nights are reliably above 10 °C, in shade or dappled light, hardened off gradually.
Bring it back indoors well before the first autumn frost — do not wait for a frost warning, move it when nights drop toward 10-12 °C.
It will never overwinter outside in a temperate climate; the indoors is its winter home, full stop.

Work back from your local frost dates with the frost-date calculator: the last spring frost and first autumn frost are what really decide when aglaonema super white can be outside. US growers can check USDA zones; UK growers should use the RHS hardiness ratings, which match the H1b figure above.

Aglaonema Super White hardiness — frequently asked questions

Is aglaonema super white cold hardy?

Aglaonema Super White is not cold hardy. It is a tropical houseplant that dies if it is left out through frost — there is no zone where it overwinters outdoors in a UK or cold-US climate. Indoor-only in almost every home. Aglaonema Super White can only live outside year-round in genuinely frost-free climates (roughly USDA 10-12 (indoor in most US homes)); everywhere else it is a houseplant that summers out at most.

What is the minimum temperature aglaonema super white can survive?

What hardiness zone is aglaonema super white?

Aglaonema Super White is rated USDA 10-12 (indoor in most US homes) and RHS H1b — Sub-tropical — a normal warm home is fine, but it cannot go outside in a cool season.

Can aglaonema super white survive winter outside?

It can holiday outdoors in summer once nights are reliably above 10 °C, in shade or dappled light, hardened off gradually. Bring it back indoors well before the first autumn frost — do not wait for a frost warning, move it when nights drop toward 10-12 °C. It will never overwinter outside in a temperate climate; the indoors is its winter home, full stop.

What happens to aglaonema super white below its minimum temperature?

Below about about 10 °C, growth stalls and the leaves start to show cold stress — dark, water-soaked, or yellowing patches. A single light frost blackens the foliage; a hard freeze kills the whole plant, roots included, and it does not recover. Even a cold, draughty windowsill or an unheated porch in winter can be enough to damage it permanently.