“Regina Red”
Arum Family
Genus:Syngonium
Family: Araceae
Folk/Other names: “Regina Red”
“Regina Red” is a member of the family Araceae, and the genus Syngonium that can be found in the tropical rain forests of Central and South America. Belonging to a diversity of woody vines that can grow upwards of 10-20 m heights in trees. The leaves change shape according to the plant’s stage of growth, and adult leaves are more lobed than the juvenile plants that are often found as small house plants.
Cultivation: Often the young plants are grown as house plants. Successful growth in winter requires minimum temperature 16 °C to 18 °C that must be maintained, rising to 20 °C to 30 °C during the growing season. Regina Red require high humidity, including misting the leaves regularly, and good light, but not direct sunlight; as they will tolerate low light levels. Water freely from spring to autumn, sparingly in winter. Feed regularly in spring and summer. If juvenile foliage is preferred, cut off all the climbing stems that develop — the plant will remain bushy, rather than climb, and the leaves will be more arrow-shaped. Repot every second spring. Propagation is by cuttings or air layering.
Regina Red at National Arboretum from Brazil
Smithsonian, National Mall, Washington, D.C.
