Pothos Not Syngonium – Good Info Wrong Houseplant
I read a post on How to grow a syngonium plant and the basic information I agree with. This houseplant does fine… it puts out new growth, does well in low light, needs little attention (many plant owners kill their house plants with over care) plus its durability and ease of care is one reason it could possibly be the Number One house plant.
However, it is important when caring for plants and especially house plants to make sure you identify the plant correctly to give it the proper care. That may not be the case in this situation since the topic may be more about no care. Nevertheless, the plant pictured in the blog is a Pothos ‘Marble Queen” and not a Syngonium. Both the syngonium and pothos are from the Aroid family where we find other popular indoor plants such as the Spathiphyllum, Aglaonema and Philodendrons.
The botanical genus for Pothos is Epipremnum and you may also find the Syngonium sold as Nephthytis.
Here’s a few pictures of 2 syngoniums and a pothos for you to see the difference!
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i’m not sure if i have a syngonium or a nephthytis as they look so much a like, any real way to tell them apart, also what causes tips of leaves to turn brown.
I’v tried light and moisture control, can you think of any other suggestions? please email me any helpful hints on ether of my issues.
thank you
thomas Killion