Arrowhead Plant

Botanical Name: Syngonium Podophyllum

Known as the Arrowhead Plant, this South American creeper has a set of very striking leaves.  Shaped like arrowheads, its leaves are variegated with white and green in a pattern which almost resembles the lines seen on ice which has been rapidly frozen, or even the string in a very complicated game of Cat’s Cradle.

The Arrowhead Plant requires a minimum temperature of 15 degrees Celsius, so those in cool areas may want to regulate its temperature.  It likes a loamy, but well-draining soil, and its pot should also allow for this; being an evergreen plant, it needs year-round watering, so winter will not allow respite from an overly moist soil.  Partially shady conditions are optimal for this plant.