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Syngonium Three Kings
Syngonium podophyllum ‘Three Kings’
Three Kings is the syngonium people buy when they have already owned a plain one and want something with more going on. Each arrowhead leaf comes in differently — some almost fully cream, some flecked mint over deep green — so a mature plant reads as three or four different plants sharing a pot.
It is a fast, forgiving grower that will fill a 6-inch pot within a season and then start trailing. Pinch the growing tips every few weeks and it stays compact and bushy; leave it alone and it will happily climb a moss pole to over a metre.
- Variegation is stable — new leaves keep the tri-tone marbling
- Grows fast enough to be satisfying, slow enough to stay tidy
- Trails from a shelf or climbs a pole equally well
Rs 1,050for the 10 inch pot
Inclusive of pot and mix. Delivery Rs 350, free over Rs 5,000.
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At a glance
- Mature size
- 45–60 cm bushy, or 1.5 m trained up a pole
- Growth rate
- Fast in spring and summer, near-dormant in December and January
- Difficulty
- Easy to keep
- Around pets
- Keep away from cats, dogs and small children
Bright indirect lightShelf or hangingDeskAir purifying
How to look after your Syngonium Three Kings
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.
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