Light
Bright indirect • approx. 10,000–20,000 lux






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Quick Care Guide
Light
Bright indirect • approx. 10,000–20,000 lux
Watering
Water when ~30–50% dry
Substrate
Aerated • Moisture-buffered • Balanced organic + mineral • Medium
Temperature
Ideal: 18–27 °C • Avoid below: 15 °C
Humidity
Moist 50–60 %
Growth habit
Climbing or trailing hemiepiphytic herbaceous perennial.
Support
recommended
Growth speed
Average
Max size indoors
Max. height with support: 150 cm • Max. spread: 70 cm
Toxicity & safety
Toxic
Origin & habitat
Cultivar of Syngonium podophyllum; species native from Mexico to Tropical America; wet tropical habitat
These care values are practical reference points for indoor growing. Use them as a starting point, then adjust for your room, pot size, substrate, temperature and how quickly the plant dries.
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Move outside once nights stay above
15°C
Bring under cover below
15°C
Best outdoors in
Warm summer patio, Sheltered balcony
Syngonium podophyllum 'White Butterfly' is a white-and-green arrowhead vine with pale centres and green margins. Its leaves are light in colour when young, then the stems gradually lengthen into the climbing or trailing habit Syngonium is known for.
The pale central leaf sections stand out clearly in a small pot, hanging planter or supported setup. It can stay compact with pruning, spill from a pot edge or climb a small support from its nodes.
'White Butterfly' usually stays in the juvenile leaf stage indoors, with simple arrowhead leaves rather than the divided adult foliage of mature wild Syngonium. As stems lengthen, a pole or trellis gives the nodes contact points and helps the plant grow more upright. Regular pruning keeps the base from becoming sparse.
The pale leaf centre needs bright indirect light and protection from direct sun. Too little light stretches the vine; too much sun can brown the lightest parts of the blade.
Syngonium sap and plant tissue contain calcium oxalate crystals. Chewing can irritate the mouth and throat, so keep 'White Butterfly' away from pets and young children.
Syngonium podophyllum is a tropical American aroid liana described by Schott in 1851. The name Syngonium refers to united floral organs, and podophyllum relates to the foot-like leaf form.
Plant names, growth habits, natural habitats and indoor care guidance are checked against trusted botanical, habitat and horticultural references before publication.View our plant care resources and references.
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