Syngonium ( Pink ) – Plant

Planting and care

It is easily grown is a house plant in warm, humidified areas. Prefers bright indirect light. Protect from direct sun. May be grown on a moss pole or in a hanging basket. Best grown in a soil based potting mix.

Water regularly during the growing season, but reduce watering from fall to late winter.Likes high humidity, so consider sitting plant in a humidified room or place pot on a tray of wet pebbles.

Caring for Syngonium

• Arrowhead plant care requires humid conditions, especially during dry winter months.
• Mist the plant daily or place its container on a tray filled with pebbles and water to increase humidity for optimal growth.
• Keep them away from direct sunlight, as this will cause the arrowhead plant to burn or bleach.
• The arrowhead plant root structure is quite extensive, spreading and growing to the point of becoming invasive in the wild.
• Even within a contained environment, because of arrowhead plant root structure, the plant should be repotted every second spring.

Typical uses of Syngonium

Special features: As a house plant, it is typically grown for its attractive ornamental foliage which changes shape as the leaves mature.

Juvenile leaves (to 5.5 inch long) are ovate with heart-shaped bases and sometimes with silver variegation.

Culinary use: NA

Ornamental use:

• Hanging plant, twining or climbing, groundcover, potted plant when young.
• Display arrowhead plant alongside a group of other foliage plants or add it to a dish garden.
• Small plants mix well with compact peace lilies and English ivy because they require similar care.Medicinal use: NA