Syngonium podophyllum

Syngoniums

Eleven cultivars — arrowhead leaves in white, pink, gold and silver.

Syngonium is the cheapest way into variegated aroids, and the range of colour within one species is remarkable. Every plant on this page is Syngonium podophyllum; the difference is entirely in the cultivar, and it is dramatic — pure white, hot pink, gold-green, silver-veined, dark green with white venation.

They are also genuinely easy, which is unusual for anything this variegated. Bright indirect light, a pot that drains, and a pinch back when the vines run. The more strongly variegated forms want brighter light than the green one to hold their colour, but none of them want direct sun.

Every cultivar below is a separate plant on the bench, propagated and grown on here — not one plant photographed under different names.

Choosing between them

They are not interchangeable

The white and cream forms

White Butterfly is the reliable one — mostly cream with green margins, and it holds. Albo-Variegatum throws irregular pure-white sectors and is less predictable. Three Kings is paler overall and larger-leaved.

The pinks

Neon Pink is the solid hot pink. Pink Allusion is softer — a silvery leaf with pink veins and a pink flush. Maria runs bronze-pink and deepens with age. Red Spot is the darkest.

The greens and golds

Green is the plain species and the toughest of the lot. Golden Allusion is a warm yellow-green. Silver Pearl is grey-silver. Batik is dark green with a network of white veins and looks nothing like the rest.

All 11 side by side

Every one is a separate plant on our own bench, with its own photographs.

Syngoniums compared by botanical name, size and price
Variety	Botanical name	Mature size	Light	From
Syngonium Three Kings	Syngonium podophyllum ‘Three Kings’	45–60 cm bushy, or 1.5 m trained up a pole	Bright indirect light	Rs 1,050
Syngonium Albo Variegatum	Syngonium podophyllum ‘Albo-Variegatum’	40–50 cm, or trained taller on a pole	Bright indirect light	Rs 8,000
Pink Syngonium	Syngonium podophyllum ‘Neon Pink’	30–45 cm bushy, trails to 90 cm	Bright indirect light	Rs 550
Syngonium White Butterfly	Syngonium podophyllum ‘White Butterfly’	30–45 cm	Bright indirect light	Rs 1,050
Golden Syngonium	Syngonium podophyllum ‘Golden Allusion’	30–45 cm	Bright indirect light	Rs 900
Red Spot Syngonium	Syngonium podophyllum ‘Red Spot’	30–45 cm	Bright indirect light	Rs 1,150
Syngonium Batik	Syngonium podophyllum ‘Batik’	30–45 cm	Bright indirect light	Rs 1,600
Syngonium Pink Allusion	Syngonium podophyllum ‘Pink Allusion’	25–35 cm	Bright indirect light	Rs 1,350
Syngonium Maria	Syngonium podophyllum ‘Maria Allusion’	25–35 cm	Bright indirect light	Rs 1,350
Silver Syngonium	Syngonium podophyllum ‘Silver Pearl’	30–45 cm	Bright indirect light	Rs 1,250
Green Syngonium	Syngonium podophyllum	Trails 1–2 m, or climbs higher on a pole	Low light	Rs 450