Syngonium White Butterfly

How to grow Syngonium White Butterfly

Plant Description: Syngonium white butterfly is an indoor ornamental foliage creeper, suitable for small pots & trellises. Its heart-shaped, butterfly-like, broad, silver-white leaves & beautiful venation pattern make it a garden must-have. This lovely plant is suitable for moss sticks, ground cover in outdoor shade, climber on poles & trees.

Botanical Name: Syngonium podophyllum

Plant type: Ornamental foliage plant, indoor plant, ground cover plant.

Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen.

Growth Habit: Perennial creeper/climber.

Growth Rate: Quick growing plant.

Average Landscape Size: Planted in distance of 2.5 x 2.5 ft for ground cover.

How to care for Syngonium White Butterfly

Soil: Syngonium white butterfly is not very fussy and particular about soil. It can be grown in well drained sandy soil or coco peat.

Pot Size: Select 12 to 16 inch round pot.

Potting/Transplanting: Transplant the Syngonium white butterfly saplings in a pot along with root-ball of the original soil. Carefully place the plant in the middle of the container & cover the roots completely with remaining soil.

Repotting: Change the pot every year. Use bigger sized pot every time you repot the plant.

Sunlight: Syngonium white butterfly can grow in full shade (indoors) or partial sunlight (outdoors). Direct sunlight will burn the foliage & stunt the growth of the plant.

Water: The plant must be kept well watered throughout. Maintain the soil moisture, but allow it to dry out between waterings.

Fertiliser: Add rich compost/ leaf mould & well rotten cow dung while potting a plant.

Temperature: Syngonium white butterfly prefers pleasant warm temperatures. Minimum temperature requirements are 15 degrees Celsius.

Humidity: Syngonium white butterfly plant likes hot & humid climate.

Pruning: Train the climber to grow in desired direction & shape by cutting off the unwanted growths.

Propagation: Vegetative Propagation is easy from cuttings. The plants root from nodes wherever they touch the ground. Plantlets can be easily split from the base.

Companion Plants: Ferns, Dracaena, Aralia, Spathiphyllum, Rhoeo.