
Photographs are of our actual stock, taken at the nursery. Plants are living things — expect small differences in shape and leaf count from the plant shown.
Indoor Plants
Silver Syngonium
Syngonium podophyllum ‘Silver Pearl’
The centre of each leaf is a soft pewter-silver, fading out to a narrow dark green rim at the very edge — the reverse of how most variegated syngoniums are marked, and much calmer for it.
Silver reads as neutral rather than colourful, which makes it the easiest of the group to place. It sits with anything.
- Silver centre with a thin dark green rim — inverted variegation
- Reads as a neutral, so it groups with any other foliage
- Same undemanding care as a plain syngonium
Inclusive of pot and mix. Delivery Rs 350, free over Rs 5,000.
Packed by hand
Dispatched in 1–2 working days
7-day guarantee
Replaced or refunded if damaged
Grown by us
Never bought in and resold
At a glance
- Mature size
- 30–45 cm
- Growth rate
- Moderate to fast
- Difficulty
- Easy to keep
- Around pets
- Keep away from cats, dogs and small children
How to look after your Silver Syngonium
Written for Pakistani conditions — long hot summers, dry winter air, and hard tap water. Follow this rather than advice written for a temperate climate.
- Light
- Bright, filtered light. A metre back from an east or north window is ideal. Direct summer sun through glass will scorch the leaves within days.
- Water
- Water when the top 3–4 cm of mix is dry — roughly weekly in summer, every 12–15 days in winter. Drench until it runs from the drainage hole, then let it drain fully.
- Humidity
- Prefers 50–60%. In dry Punjab winters, group plants together or stand the pot on a tray of wet pebbles. Misting alone does very little.
- Soil
- Chunky, airy aroid mix — bark, perlite and coco peat. Aroid roots need air as much as they need water; dense garden soil will rot them.
- Feeding
- Balanced liquid feed at half strength every 3 weeks from March to October. Do not feed in December and January.
- Temperature
- 18–30°C. Move away from a direct AC draught, and off cold tile floors below 12°C.
If something goes wrong
Yellow lower leaves
Why it happens: Overwatering — the most common cause by far.
What to do: Let the mix dry to 5 cm depth, then water less often. Check that the drainage hole is not blocked.
Brown, crispy leaf edges
Why it happens: Dry air or salt build-up from tap water.
What to do: Raise humidity, and flush the pot with a large volume of water once a month.
Small new leaves, long bare stem
Why it happens: Not enough light.
What to do: Move closer to a window. Aroids stretch toward light rather than complaining first.
Syngonium podophyllum
We grow 11 syngoniums
They differ in leaf shape, mature size and colour — compare them side by side before you choose.
Snow-white sectoral variegation — a genuine collector aroid.












