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purpleinopp said:I can't stop coming by to see that pink Syngonium. (Extremely long lead-in to question alert...) I've lived in this house since '07 and have always noticed what I thought was a mini Caladium in a bed in the back. Really cute but TINY! This year I decided it needed to be moved and realized after digging it up that it's not Caladium but Syngonium. Hoping now that it's in a pot it can grow long enough (year-round) to get big enough to produce something besides tiny leaves. Preferably big, very pink leaves like yours! So lovely! So since you said yours almost died out, I wonder if you remember if it's always been so pinkly pretty, or if it was more greenish while still smaller or going through the stress of "almost dying?" It looks like the older, smaller leaves are more green. What do you think?

Do you ever grow your heart-leaf Philo on a support - like up instead of dangling down?

I really do like the pink syngonium. I bought the variegated cultivar too. That's a great surprise to find growing in your yard. It should do well now that you have it in a pot. A lot the younger leaves on mine did start out mostly green with a little pink. I've also read that the pink syngonium reverts back to all green the older it gets. I think keeping it trimmed keeps the pink leaves. I would love to grow my philo on a totem but I can't find some of the supplies to make one. I would love to grow my pothos on a support, just to save on space lol