Syngonium podophyllum 'Red Spot Tricolor'

Red Spot Tricolor lives up to its name with arrow-shaped foliage splashed in dark green, mint green, and bubblegum pink across irregular sectors, a genuinely three-toned leaf rather than a simple two-colour variegation. The pink coloring tends to be strongest on newer growth and can soften with age, and like most Syngonium cultivars it changes leaf shape as it matures, moving from simple arrow-shaped juvenile leaves toward more deeply lobed mature foliage once it starts to climb.

Native range

Variegated mutation of Syngonium podophyllum.

Classification

Genus

Syngonium

Family

Araceae

Type

Variegated

Growth habit

Climbing/trailing vine

Form of

Syngonium podophyllum

Morphology

Leaf shape

Arrow-shaped (sagittateArrowhead-shaped leaves, with pointed lobes at the base pointing downwards.), becoming lobed with maturity

Leaf length

10-18 cm

Leaf width

6-12 cm

Petiole colour

Pink-tinged green

Venation

Subtle, pinnateVeins or lobes arranged like a feather, branching out symmetrically on both sides of a single main central vein.

Texture

Semi-glossy

Variegation

Irregular sectors of dark green, mintVariegation featuring a speckled, marbled, or light pastel-green pattern. green, and bubblegum pink; pink tone strongest on new growth, may soften with leaf age

Growth habit

Climbing/trailing