Aglaonema Crete AKA: Chinese Evergreen Crete… Aglaonema Crete has superb variegated foliage. The leaves are a lush green with burgundy red splashes and borders on top of delicate pale pink stems. A truly pretty, compact Chinese evergreen to brighten your space Light: The Chinese Evergreen, it will stay happy and beautiful in low indirect light with little water. The darker green varieties can grow in near shade, while the variegated varieties require brighter light. Do not expose to direct sun. Water: Water thoroughly in the summer, and mist often to raise humidity. During the winter, reduce watering but do not let the plant dry completely. Seek to raise the humidity in general.