trefle.io · Taken Apr 8, 2020 by Horst Brandstädter (cc-by-sa)
Araceae
Five-fingers
Syngonium auritum
Also known as American ivy, Woodbine, Syngonium plumieri, Virginia creeper
Tropical Plants · Indoor Plants · Native Plants · Syngonium · Five Fingers · Aroid · Climbing · Houseplant · Air Purifying · Moss Pole · Tropical · Caribbean · Vine
This attractive climbing aroid develops distinctive five-fingered leaves as it matures and makes an excellent houseplant. Provide bright indirect light and regular watering, allowing soil to dry slightly between waterings. Support with a moss pole or trellis for best growth and leaf development.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water when top inch of soil feels dry, allow excess to drain · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -10°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 20 ft
- Spread
- 10 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico
Sources: trefle
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