Araceae
Syngonium podophyllum var. podophyllum
Syngonium podophyllum var. podophyllum var. podophyllum
Also known as Syngonium amazonicum, Syngonium decipiens, Syngonium vellozianum var. riedelianum, Syngonium vellozianum var. oblongisectum
Tropical Plants · Indoor Plants · Native Plants · Arrowhead · Houseplant · Climbing · Trailing · Beginner · Air-Purifying · Tropical · Low-Light · Variegated
Arrowhead plants are excellent beginner houseplants that adapt well to various light conditions. They prefer consistently moist but not soggy soil and will climb or trail as they mature. Regular pruning encourages bushier growth and prevents the plant from becoming too leggy.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water when top inch of soil is dry, allowing excess to drain · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- 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
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida
Sources: trefle
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