I recently found out that these were easy plants and I've since collected 4. They grow like weeds for me and I'm loving it! My recent purchase was a pink arrowhead and it just took my breath away. They are beautiful plants!
I've had one since 1996 when my ex fiance gave me ine as a birthday gift .They're definitely pretty easy to care for I like putting them on the backside of my aquariums with the roots immersed in the water via little basjets that clip on the inside of tank and then just watch em grow .They live the nutrient rich water and the fish benefit from the filtration they provide for the water .I've loat track hiw many cuttings I've given away to friends and family 🤣
I was just looking at my arrowhead thinking it looks so loose compared to when it was gifted to me a few months ago and I thought it was on deaths door (I'm just a plant newbie). But there is a couple of evident vines that are drooping over now in growth and I'll try and get another support to help it look bushier in the centre again. Now that it's spring (and a warm spring at that) I have to adjust my plant care routine..so these how to videos should help 😇
Thank you for sharing your knowledge ... I learn so much from you!!! It sure helps to start with a plant full on top, I guess? Mine only came with 4 medium size stems and it's taking a long time to grow more leaves. They do like to trail so leggy and floppy they look... :)
I grew mine from a cutting and the 4-5 stems looked very beautiful. It was an office plant so when I went on vacation I encased it in a clear plastic’tent’ to mimic a green house. It grew well but was floppy and leggy and didn’t look so attractive anymore. I did what Nell suggested and cut off the leggy growing tip and this encouraged it to produce new shoots/stems from the soil, I can see it is now heading towards the bushy look (which I love). I water it thoroughly as soon as soil is just dry around the roots and I also work in dry tea leaves in the soil and I really think this helps feed my plants and make them flourish.
Just got one of those last week. Havn't had one since I killed one about 40 years ago. Seems like a very easy one though. Mine is the cream illusion. Yours is very beautiful. Thanks for the info as always.
I have had my arrowhead plant for almost two years now and it really hasn’t grown at all. It’s gotten slightly taller but it looks nothing like that….I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong. I’ve tried different spots of light, different pots, different watering schedules, fertilizers, pruning. Ugh. They’re so pretty I don’t know why mine is lame 🤦♀️
This is what I do and I’ve had mine for about a year and a half(pink splashes on the leaves), was in a 6 inch pot when I bought it and it’s already beginning to vine. I have it in a plastic pot with drainage holes. It doesn’t get direct sunlight but it gets a bright light, it’s by a window but it’s out of direct sunlight. I don’t let the soil dry all the way out between waterings, and don’t water on a schedule, don’t water any plants on a schedule!! When it gets to about a 3 or 4 I water it until it drains through(use a soil moisture meter, I attached the Amazon link at the bottom of this). And it sits about 3 feet from a humidifier. If you’re not seeing a lot of growth you should take a very close look at the leaves, especially the bottom ones and make sure you don’t see any webbing from spider mites. If you do immediately spray it with neem oil. The soil mixture I use is an indoor soil mix that you can get from any nursery and then I add perlite and coconut coir and mosquito bits. It’s always good to mix a spoonful of mosquito bits into your soil mix so every time you water it if there’s any larvae of any kind living in the soil it will be killed. When you’re mixing your soil make sure it is a well draining soil, not compact. So that’s what I’ve been doing, and again don’t water on a schedule, use a meter, and it’s been working, mine is bushy and it’s beginning to vine! I hope that helps!! - Soil moisture meter - XLUX Soil Moisture Meter, Plant Water Monitor, Soil Hygrometer Sensor for Gardening, Farming, Indoor and Outdoor Plants, No Batteries Required a.co/d/07Nzb9X - mosquito bits - SUMMIT CHEMICAL CO 117-6 30OZ Mosquito Bits a.co/d/4jGiN7N
I would say maybe you are doing too much too often. Find a spot that has the right light that it can sit undisturbed. Get a water meter for your plants & monitor your water that way. Make sure it doesn't sit in water & doesn't get too cold. HTH!
Wow have a really bad over grown. Stems bent almost over on a bunch. Foliage weak, stems are a bit yellow & not as green. Damn yours looks awesome in the house (red) basket. That's my goal.
Does it start growing out of the lower stems if i trim new growth? I did not realise it was a vine but that explains some of the issues I have had with it getting longer and longer! Plus I have been pruning it incorrectly (old growth). I find this easy to propagate and grow esp since I live in Singapore where it is always hot, and have some growing in water without soil. (Lazy to transfer after rooting in water.) What do I do if I want to grow big leaves?
It was very hard to see what you were actually pruning and what you meant by "tips". For those like me newer to houseplants a bit more explanation would be tremendously helpful.
Hey Nell!! Love ur videos 🥰!! I have hade this plant for about 5 years now, it's growing,nice leaf's. ...but there is only one stem,and it's getting looong!! How can i get more stems?!! I am afraid of any cutting,pruning because it only has one stem.... Do you have any tips???!!!
I repotted mine and had to change the soil because it was okverfertilizing it. The plant has bounces back but I am concerned that because it lost a lot of its bush, its too small for the 6" it is in. It is growing very compact and tangled meaning it doesn't have good balance. Should I repot it back into a 4"?
You can keep it bushy as well as letting it vine. If you keep cutting those long leaves off you’re preventing it from Vining. It’s a vining plant so letting it do its thing is going to let it be at its happiest.
What does it mean when stems and leaves are raised, there not really hanging down like they were. Do they need more water or have I given too much, it does feel dry so i water it a little
I trained my arrowhead to grow straight up. Probably a mistake because now all the stems are bare for about the first foot! Plenty of healthy leaved at the top. But I don't like the bare stems. Any suggestions? Should I take the supports out and let it vine? Just flop and grow downward? Thanks in advance for any help!
I just "stole" a really tiny arrowhead from my sister in law. Thanks for basic care info. Love your feed, subscribed also. I have a question. Medium light ? Is that a corner next to the window for example? My devil's ivy is a happy 7 foot plant over there. Is it ok for my arrowhead?
It really seems that some arrowheads do very well in spots that the pothos (devil's ivy) actually get leggy in. The area you describe sounds like bright indirect light which should be perfect for an arrowhead, particularly if you want faster growth.
Hello Nell, best wishes from the sunny southeast tip of Turkey in this mid Decemner day. I have been growing his wonderfull Arrowhead plant and porpagating it as I prune it from time to time. I now have few rooted plants which I want to plant under my camquat tree in the shady part of the garden. Would you recommend this or should I forget it?
@@yenererguven1625 If you look up/google syngonium care... it's best between 16-24° C/60-75° F It can tolerate some range... several of mine stay outside in the summer (in containers) in the shade and are fine... it's humid and gets very warm in July and August 90s F... In the winter, some i bring into the house, some the greenhouse... house in winter stays average 65° F, greenhouse average 50° F....so, fairly wide range...but below 50° F would likely not survive unless somehow protected. Hope that helps!
Everything I've seen suggests that they really prefer to get dry before watering, which makes sense. A lot of "aggressively vining" plants usually do well in drier soil. It you try another one, wait until it's dry 2/3rds to 3/4ths of the way down before watering it. Also try a balanced fertilizer once a month during watering, and that should help it grow.
I was following all the advice about not overwatering and they (multiple syngonium) were looking sadder and sadder, pale, spindly and the edges getting brown. I was watering probably weekly. Humidity at about 60%, feeding, etc. (I have about 60 plants so I'm not a novice) but I finally found someone that said they actually had to water their larger syngonium 3x's per week! It seemed to me that mine wanted more water and I thought I was watering pretty good but I upped their watering schedule (not really a 'schedule') to more frequent waterings and not letting them get too dried out and finally, after about a yr and a half of this, they are looking nice and flourishing!
I recently found out that these were easy plants and I've since collected 4. They grow like weeds for me and I'm loving it! My recent purchase was a pink arrowhead and it just took my breath away. They are beautiful plants!
I've had one since 1996 when my ex fiance gave me ine as a birthday gift .They're definitely pretty easy to care for I like putting them on the backside of my aquariums with the roots immersed in the water via little basjets that clip on the inside of tank and then just watch em grow .They live the nutrient rich water and the fish benefit from the filtration they provide for the water .I've loat track hiw many cuttings I've given away to friends and family 🤣
Oof this could not come at a better time, two of my arrowheads are looking leggy and sad 😫
They get that way! It's 2 weeks later & mine looks so much better now. Nell
Just came across your channel and I will be watching avidly! Thanks for the advice!
This is so helpful, thank you! My Syngonium was so small and now she's SO BIG and I wasn't sure what to do!
The white butterfly arrowhead I've had for almost 4 years. It grows so fast, it's incredible
I was just looking at my arrowhead thinking it looks so loose compared to when it was gifted to me a few months ago and I thought it was on deaths door (I'm just a plant newbie). But there is a couple of evident vines that are drooping over now in growth and I'll try and get another support to help it look bushier in the centre again. Now that it's spring (and a warm spring at that) I have to adjust my plant care routine..so these how to videos should help 😇
Thank you for sharing your knowledge ... I learn so much from you!!! It sure helps to start with a plant full on top, I guess? Mine only came with 4 medium size stems and it's taking a long time to grow more leaves. They do like to trail so leggy and floppy they look... :)
Happy to share Luna! I'm glad you're finding this info to be helpful. And yes, they do flop! Nell
I grew mine from a cutting and the 4-5 stems looked very beautiful. It was an office plant so when I went on vacation I encased it in a clear plastic’tent’ to mimic a green house. It grew well but was floppy and leggy and didn’t look so attractive anymore. I did what Nell suggested and cut off the leggy growing tip and this encouraged it to produce new shoots/stems from the soil, I can see it is now heading towards the bushy look (which I love). I water it thoroughly as soon as soil is just dry around the roots and I also work in dry tea leaves in the soil and I really think this helps feed my plants and make them flourish.
Just got one of those last week. Havn't had one since I killed one about 40 years ago. Seems like a very easy one though. Mine is the cream illusion. Yours is very beautiful. Thanks for the info as always.
Hi - I find them to be easy, even here in the desert. Mine is Bold Allusion. Be sure & check out the info I have on Arrowheads on my website. Nell
good idea, the little wires to keep the plant in place, thanks
Love that double basket!
Me too Shelia! i just repotted the Arrowheads that are going in it 2 days ago so I'll be hanging it soon. Nell
I got a small cutting of this plant and it's growing but slow. Thanks for sharing love
Hi! It should grow faster in the warm weather. Mine grow like crazy here in Tucson! xo Nell
Give her some bright indirect or direct light and she'll grow huge! Mine trippled in size during the summer from a 4 inch to a 9-10 inch pot!
New subscriber! You are so knowledgeable and helpful. I enjoy your videos very much.
Thank you Nell for giving such great tips! Stay safe, 🙏💕
You're welcome, Diane! Mine fits in the corner so much better now. Nell
I have had my arrowhead plant for almost two years now and it really hasn’t grown at all. It’s gotten slightly taller but it looks nothing like that….I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong. I’ve tried different spots of light, different pots, different watering schedules, fertilizers, pruning. Ugh. They’re so pretty I don’t know why mine is lame 🤦♀️
Girl SAMEEE idk why mine doesn't grow much even though I've switched it up a lot like you
This is what I do and I’ve had mine for about a year and a half(pink splashes on the leaves), was in a 6 inch pot when I bought it and it’s already beginning to vine. I have it in a plastic pot with drainage holes. It doesn’t get direct sunlight but it gets a bright light, it’s by a window but it’s out of direct sunlight. I don’t let the soil dry all the way out between waterings, and don’t water on a schedule, don’t water any plants on a schedule!! When it gets to about a 3 or 4 I water it until it drains through(use a soil moisture meter, I attached the Amazon link at the bottom of this). And it sits about 3 feet from a humidifier. If you’re not seeing a lot of growth you should take a very close look at the leaves, especially the bottom ones and make sure you don’t see any webbing from spider mites. If you do immediately spray it with neem oil. The soil mixture I use is an indoor soil mix that you can get from any nursery and then I add perlite and coconut coir and mosquito bits. It’s always good to mix a spoonful of mosquito bits into your soil mix so every time you water it if there’s any larvae of any kind living in the soil it will be killed. When you’re mixing your soil make sure it is a well draining soil, not compact. So that’s what I’ve been doing, and again don’t water on a schedule, use a meter, and it’s been working, mine is bushy and it’s beginning to vine! I hope that helps!!
- Soil moisture meter - XLUX Soil Moisture Meter, Plant Water Monitor, Soil Hygrometer Sensor for Gardening, Farming, Indoor and Outdoor Plants, No Batteries Required a.co/d/07Nzb9X
- mosquito bits - SUMMIT CHEMICAL CO 117-6 30OZ Mosquito Bits a.co/d/4jGiN7N
I would say maybe you are doing too much too often. Find a spot that has the right light that it can sit undisturbed. Get a water meter for your plants & monitor your water that way. Make sure it doesn't sit in water & doesn't get too cold. HTH!
I understand the idea, but couldn't fully see where you were taking the tip cuttings from!🤔
Ditto. It was never really explained as to how she was choosing which leaves to cut out and from where.
I'm about to repot mine tomorrow. Thanks for sharing!♡
You're very welcome Florence! I've done 4 or 5 posts & videos on Arrowheads so be sure to check them out. Nell
@@JoyUsGarden I will!♡
I love syngoniums 🥰 I just got 2 new ones in the mail. 👍🏼👍🏼
Yeah - love them too! I just repotted 3 more Arrowheads 2 days ago. Nell
Was wondering if the way mine as hanging was normal. Thanks for sharing!
This is already a super bushy, gorgeous plant! How do I make my suuuuuper leggy, single-stemmed girl nice and full?
Subsribed!!! I love the way you explain things 🥰 So easy to learn! Thank you!!!
Thank you for the tips!
So very helpful! My plant and I thank you ❤
Wow have a really bad over grown. Stems bent almost over on a bunch. Foliage weak, stems are a bit yellow & not as green. Damn yours looks awesome in the house (red) basket. That's my goal.
i love your videos! so helpful!
I couldn't see where you were cutting.
Super helpful!
my plant is too small to be trimmed, yet already so leggy that i knew it wasnt natural (even though i didnt know what plant it was when i bought it)
Does it start growing out of the lower stems if i trim new growth? I did not realise it was a vine but that explains some of the issues I have had with it getting longer and longer! Plus I have been pruning it incorrectly (old growth). I find this easy to propagate and grow esp since I live in Singapore where it is always hot, and have some growing in water without soil. (Lazy to transfer after rooting in water.)
What do I do if I want to grow big leaves?
It was very hard to see what you were actually pruning and what you meant by "tips". For those like me newer to houseplants a bit more explanation would be tremendously helpful.
Looking great over there! nice work :) stay connected :)
Well hi there! Repotting away like crazy these days! nell
@@JoyUsGarden hey there! same! you have great videos, hope you get a chance to check out my garden or adventures :)
Hey Nell!! Love ur videos 🥰!! I have hade this plant for about 5 years now, it's growing,nice leaf's. ...but there is only one stem,and it's getting looong!! How can i get more stems?!! I am afraid of any cutting,pruning because it only has one stem....
Do you have any tips???!!!
What is the update of the trail.
I repotted mine and had to change the soil because it was okverfertilizing it. The plant has bounces back but I am concerned that because it lost a lot of its bush, its too small for the 6" it is in. It is growing very compact and tangled meaning it doesn't have good balance. Should I repot it back into a 4"?
You can keep it bushy as well as letting it vine. If you keep cutting those long leaves off you’re preventing it from Vining. It’s a vining plant so letting it do its thing is going to let it be at its happiest.
Where did you find that wonderful tall pot?
What does it mean when stems and leaves are raised, there not really hanging down like they were. Do they need more water or have I given too much, it does feel dry so i water it a little
I trained my arrowhead to grow straight up. Probably a mistake because now all the stems are bare for about the first foot! Plenty of healthy leaved at the top. But I don't like the bare stems. Any suggestions? Should I take the supports out and let it vine? Just flop and grow downward? Thanks in advance for any help!
Can I put my arrowhead vine outside?
I just "stole" a really tiny arrowhead from my sister in law. Thanks for basic care info. Love your feed, subscribed also. I have a question. Medium light ? Is that a corner next to the window for example? My devil's ivy is a happy 7 foot plant over there. Is it ok for my arrowhead?
It really seems that some arrowheads do very well in spots that the pothos (devil's ivy) actually get leggy in. The area you describe sounds like bright indirect light which should be perfect for an arrowhead, particularly if you want faster growth.
You have a good cat. Is this plant dangerous to cats? I have 2 one puts every thing in her mouth. I'm trying to have more house plants.
Amy - My kitties are good when it comes to the plants. Yes, they are an aroid in the Araceae family & considered to be toxic. Nell
whats the size of the pot in color white?
Hello Nell, best wishes from the sunny southeast tip of Turkey in this mid Decemner day. I have been growing his wonderfull Arrowhead plant and porpagating it as I prune it from time to time. I now have few rooted plants which I want to plant under my camquat tree in the shady part of the garden. Would you recommend this or should I forget it?
What is your planting zone there?
@@NeiseyMama I have no idear about the zones here in Turkey but the climate is somewhat similar to Florida, almost never freezes.
@@yenererguven1625
If you look up/google syngonium care... it's best between 16-24° C/60-75° F
It can tolerate some range... several of mine stay outside in the summer (in containers) in the shade and are fine... it's humid and gets very warm in July and August 90s F...
In the winter, some i bring into the house, some the greenhouse... house in winter stays average 65° F, greenhouse average 50° F....so, fairly wide range...but below 50° F would likely not survive unless somehow protected. Hope that helps!
I can’t seem to keep mine alive :( I’ve bought about 6 and they turn yellow right away and die. I’m making sure not to over water 😕
Everything I've seen suggests that they really prefer to get dry before watering, which makes sense. A lot of "aggressively vining" plants usually do well in drier soil. It you try another one, wait until it's dry 2/3rds to 3/4ths of the way down before watering it. Also try a balanced fertilizer once a month during watering, and that should help it grow.
I was following all the advice about not overwatering and they (multiple syngonium) were looking sadder and sadder, pale, spindly and the edges getting brown. I was watering probably weekly. Humidity at about 60%, feeding, etc. (I have about 60 plants so I'm not a novice) but I finally found someone that said they actually had to water their larger syngonium 3x's per week! It seemed to me that mine wanted more water and I thought I was watering pretty good but I upped their watering schedule (not really a 'schedule') to more frequent waterings and not letting them get too dried out and finally, after about a yr and a half of this, they are looking nice and flourishing!
okay saw it better, thanks