| Description | A widely available cultivar will change its foliage leaf patterns and shapes according to the growing environment. |
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| Pronunciation | (sin-GO-nee-um)(po-do-FI-lum) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Indoor Foliage |
| Hardiness Zone | 10-11 |
| Sunlight | prefers moderate to bright but will tolerate low |
| Moisture | evenly moist, average house humidity |
| Growing Media | average house |
| Flowers | rarely flowers in cultivation |
| Fruit | brown-black berries |
| Leaves | young leaves are green with white veins, mature leaves becomes about 80% white with a green border |
| Stems | In its native home this plant is a climbing vine. As the vines get longer the distance between the nodes seems to increase |
| Maintenance | Syngoniums need to be pruned on a regular basis to keep them in shape. If they get to shaggy cut back the plant. I have cut them back to 2-4" stubs and they will re-branch regrowing at a moderate rate. Usually grown in a pot with a trellis or some other supporting structure. Also can be used in a hanging basket. |
| Propagation | tip cuttings or one leaf and a section on each side of the stem will root |
| Misc Facts | syn Nephthytis |
| Author's Notes | This was one of my favorite Syngoniums. Especially when grown in the proper light. The leaves will almost turn totally white. Occasionally we would get a reddish purple center and branching veins. Seemed to be more compact than other varieties. |
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