How to tend a Syngonium podophyllum

Also known as: Arum auritum Vell., Pothos auritus Willd., Syngonium affine Schott, Syngonium amazonicum Engl., Syngonium decipiens Schott, Syngonium gracile (Miq.) Schott, Syngonium poeppigii Schott, Syngonium riedelianum Schott, Syngonium ruizii Schott, Syngonium ternatum Gleason, Syngonium vellozoanum Schott, Syngonium willdenowii Schott, Syngonium xanthophidium Schott, Xanthosoma gracile Miq., Syngonium podophyllum var. multisectum Engl., Syngonium vellozianum var. decipiens (Schott) Engl., Syngonium vellozianum var. latilobum Engl., Syngonium vellozianum var. oblongisectum Engl., Syngonium vellozianum var. poeppigii (Schott) Engl., Syngonium vellozianum var. riedelianum (Schott) Engl., Syngonium podophyllum subsp. podophyllum , Syngonium podophyllum var. typicum Engl., Syngonium xanthophilum Schott

Watering

Likes wet environments, water thoroughly when soil is dry, avoid saturated water

Sunlight

Like low light level, put in places with scattered light

Soil

Slightly acidic soil with loose texture or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, fertilize with a low concentration on average every 2 weeks

Pruning

Remove aged tissues, dead, rotten, diseased leaves timely

About this plant

Origin
Tropical Americas
Category
Araceae, Syngonium
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height ≥ 15 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period in summer and autumn
Flower colors
light green or yellow, leaf color green and yellow white
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