Scientific Name:
Syngonium podophyllum
Pronunciation:
sin-GO-nee-um poe-doe-FILL-um
Common Name:
arrowhead vine, nephthytis
Family Name:
Araceae
Plant Type:
Indoor foliage plant, Vine or climber
Key ID Features:
Leaves basal, large, arrow-head shaped, veins white .
Habit:
Pendulous, Spreading
Form:
Climbing
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Origin:
Central America, Mexico, South America
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Hanging basket, Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Shapes:
Deltoid, Ovate
Apices:
Cuspidate
Bases:
Cordate, Hastate
Margins:
Entire, Pinnately lobed
Additional Info:
Leaves variegated
Inflorescence Type:
Spadix (& spathe)
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Number Of Petals:
0
Colour (petals):
Not showy, White, Green-yellow
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Flower unlikely on indoor potted plants.
Fruit Type:
Berry (true)
Fruit Colour:
Brown, Black
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Unlikely to fruit indoors.
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Aerial or climbing roots, Rhizomes
Propagation:
Stem tip cuttings, Eye (leaf bud) cuttings
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
Medium
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Mites, Scale insects
