Syngonium ( Red Green ) – Plant – SRG-439051

Description

If the juvenile foliage along with a more compact plant is preferred, cut off all the climbing stems that develop, this will keep it bushy and neat.

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Syngonium ( Red Green ) – Plant

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5 inch (13 cm) Grower Round Plastic Pot (Black)

As a young plant, its leaves start out heart-shaped, then gradually become arrowhead shaped as it matures. The leaves will be arrow-shaped rather than the adult lobed style. Its dark-green leaves have silvery white or cream variation, making this a decorative and popular house plant.Although it may be grown outdoors in some regions, the arrowhead plant is typically grown as a house plant.Plant Specifications

Plant Height
12 inch (30 cm)

Plant Spread
6 inch (15 cm)

*above specification are indicative only. actual dimensions may vary by +-10%

Common Name
Nephthytis, Arrowhead plant, Arrowhead vine, Arrowhead Philodendron, Goosefoot, African evergreen, American evergreen

Maximum Reachable Height
3.00 to 6.00 feet

Bloom Time
Rarely flowers indoors

Difficulty Level
Easy

Planting and careArrowhead 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.Syngonium careIt 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.

Sunlight
Bright, filtered light or Part shade

Watering
Keep the potting mix moist in summer, allowing the surface to dry out before watering again.
Water less often in winter, letting the top half of the potting mix dry out.

Soil
Any good potting mix. Use a container with good drainage.

Temperature
Normal room temperatures. 60-75 degrees F/16-24 degrees C.

Fertilizer
Feed every 2 weeks from spring through fall with a balanced house plant fertilizer diluted to half the normal strength.
In winter, feed monthly.

Syngonium special featureAs a house plant, it is typically grown for its attractive ornamental foliage which changes shape as the leaves mature.
Juvenile leaves are ovate with heart-shaped bases and sometimes with silver variegation.Syngonium uses
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

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