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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…

_talia님이 2025-03-06에 게시함_

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

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/VJlu_eR_TBtDHBTZEo16zi3I_MnSjBHwEuo3yGffJeU/VOwPStYGSTCQe8xWiqxN7Q.webp?size=large)

## 5개의 댓글

### Nunyabzwx님이 2025-03-06에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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)

### Sunny님이 2025-03-06에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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.

#### talia님이 2025-03-10에 답변했습니다.

thanks!

### Phil님이 2025-03-07에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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).

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/OWAkyZxcZtwxk-v_HG7sG7i-GaZeWOFpvbl_VkIbhkY/4JutPJK3S_GE0-WukYTiqA.webp?size=large)

#### talia님이 2025-03-10에 답변했습니다.

tyyy

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