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title: "my arrowhead plants will never just stay alive. i've had 3 and tried…"
description: "my arrowhead plants will never just stay alive. i've had 3 and tried having one in water too. the leaves always slowly die. help"
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# my arrowhead plants will never just stay alive. i've had 3 and tried…

_Pubblicato da talia il 2025-03-06_

my arrowhead plants will never just stay alive. i've had 3 and tried having one in water too. the leaves always slowly die. help

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## 5 commenti

### Nunyabzwx ha commentato il 2025-03-06

Try putting stakes to support the stems. Thats what i had to do and in an east facing window with morning sun (when there's sun, since its still winter here)

### Sunny ha commentato il 2025-03-06

They mostly droop from too much/too little water, and low light. Healthy syngoniums don’t need staking unless you want the vines to grow on a pole.

Yours look overwatered from the edges and the droop. Pale fading colors can also indicate low light/low fertilizer.

I would only water when the soil is completely dry. It’s better to underwater than over water a syngonium. It has a better chance of reviving from dryness than from root rot.

I recommend using well draining soil. I have 12 varieties of these plants. Most are in potting soil with 1/3 perlite.

Definitely, give it lots of morning light or south facing light with sheer curtains as a filter and the plant within 1 foot of the window. A grow light running 12hrs works well.

I fertilize twice a month in warmer months with 50% diluted fertilizer.

#### talia ha risposto il 2025-03-10

thanks!

### Phil ha commentato il 2025-03-07

I’ll give you my routine. There are three varieties of Syngoniums on that shelf and they all get the same treatment. Water when dry, grow lights on about 14 hours a day, humidifier on shelf, plus in warm, sometimes humid bathroom. Soil is airy with added perlite, orchid bark, charcoal, and some very small rock (from a succulent soil).

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#### talia ha risposto il 2025-03-10

tyyy

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