Its nickname literally means spotted arrowhead, which corresponds exactly to the striking appearance of the leaves of this popular syngonium, whose distinctive variegation only fully develops on older leaves. Mottled Arrowhead can grow quite quickly on trellis (up to 180cm tall in the wild) and is fairly easy to care for, making it very suitable even for novice growers.
• Delivery: You will receive an offshoot with one leaf.
• Growth type: climbing
• Origin: tropical rainforests of Central and South America
• Other names: Purpurtute, Syngonium podophyllum Mottled 'Mojito', Syngonium Mottled Leaf
Ben's care tips:
• We recommend keeping the cutting in moist sphagnum moss until it has rooted. Then it can be potted in the soil recommended under the point substrate.
• Location/light requirements: partially shaded to bright with no direct sunlight
• Substrate: Ben's Premium Sphagnum Moss, Ben's Syngonium & Alocasia Soil, Special Soil
• Temperature: optimal at 24-26°C (day), 15-18°C (night), do not allow to cool below 10°C
• Watering: in spring/summer, water about every 10 days when the upper substrate layer begins to dry, with lukewarm water that is low in lime, but avoid waterlogging. Water less in autumn/winter.
• Humidity: needs high humidity, place in the bathroom or spray regularly (leaves should be allowed to dry afterwards!)
• Nutrient addition: In spring/summer only moderately every 4-6 weeks with liquid fertiliser.
• Avoid dry heating air.
• Pay attention to even watering, because the plant doesn't like waterlogging or complete drying out
You can find Ben's sphagnum moss and in-house soil mixes here:
Soil for indoor plants (bens-jungle.com)
