Arrowhead Plant (Syngonium podophyllum)
Arrowhead Plant Plant Features
Arrowhead plant goes by a variety of names, including syngonium and nephthytis, is an excellent houseplant for low light (no matter what you call it!). Popular for more than a hundred years, arrowhead plant has withstood the test of time because it's both attractive and easy to grow.Young arrowhead plants are bushy and usually pretty full, making them attractive indoor plant choices for coffee tables, side tables, and other surfaces. As the plants grow and mature, they develop a climbing habit, making them fun to grow up trellises or other structures. (But don't worry: Arrowhead vine is easy to prune and keep bushy if you don't want it growing up.)
Add interest to your decor with different varieties of arrowhead vine; some have beautifully variegated foliage flushed with white, cream, silver, pink, or purple.
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Arrowhead Plant Growing Instructions
Grow arrowhead plant (nephthytis) in low- or medium-light spots. Most varieties of this low-light houseplant can grow in brighter light, as long as they're not exposed to too much direct sun, especially in hot-summer climates. Arrowhead plant can suffer from sunburn -- white, bleached areas on the leaves -- in direct sun.Water arrowhead plant when the soil surface starts to dry. This plant likes to be on the moist side, but not wet or soggy.
Fertilizing arrowhead plant isn't necessary, but if you'd like to, use a houseplant fertilizer in spring and summer following the directions on the product's packaging. You do not need to fertilize arrowhead plant in winter.
Prune arrowhead plant any time you like. By pinching off new growth, you'll encourage arrowhead plant to stay full and bushy instead of becoming a climbing vine.
Arrowhead is not recommended for human or animal consumption.
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Water
Medium water needs
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Light
Indoors: Low light
Indoors: Medium light
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Colors
Green
Pink
Purple
Variegated
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Special Features
Purifies the air
Complement your Arrowhead Plant
PothosIf you let arrowhead plant grow as a vine, it makes a colorful companion for climbing pothos.
Colorful Aglaonema
Dress up arrowhead plant with the bold foliage of red aglaonema.
