scale on Syngonium Confetti
Quick answer
If your Syngonium Confetti has scale, the most likely cause is: The Syngonium podophyllum (Arrowhead Vine/Goosefoot Plant) entry in Dorte Nissen's The indoor plant bible lists scale insects among the documented pests of the species from which the variegated 'Confetti' cultivar is selected; the waxy, sedentary scale insects attach to the stems, petioles, and undersides of the pink-and-white variegated leaves where they suck sap and excrete sticky honeydew that further disfigures the chlorophyll-free sectors.
Start here:
- 1. Inspect the stems and leaf axils of your Syngonium confetti on a routine basis, lifting each petiole to expose the cane, and wipe any small, raised, waxy bumps off by hand with a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol diluted with water so the white and pink leaf tissue is not damaged.
- 2. Spray the entire plant - including the stems, the underside of every leaf, and the leaf axils where the petiole meets the cane - with insecticidal soap on a weekly basis until no fresh waxy bumps reappear on the variegated foliage.
Why Syngonium Confetti gets scale
syngonium confetti
The Syngonium podophyllum (Arrowhead Vine/Goosefoot Plant) entry in Dorte Nissen's The indoor plant bible lists scale insects among the documented pests of the species from which the variegated 'Confetti' cultivar is selected; the waxy, sedentary scale insects attach to the stems, petioles, and undersides of the pink-and-white variegated leaves where they suck sap and excrete sticky honeydew that further disfigures the chlorophyll-free sectors.
How to reverse scale on Syngonium Confetti
- 1
Inspect the stems and leaf axils of your Syngonium confetti on a routine basis, lifting each petiole to expose the cane, and wipe any small, raised, waxy bumps off by hand with a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol diluted with water so the white and pink leaf tissue is not damaged.
- 2
Spray the entire plant - including the stems, the underside of every leaf, and the leaf axils where the petiole meets the cane - with insecticidal soap on a weekly basis until no fresh waxy bumps reappear on the variegated foliage.
Keep scale off this Syngonium Confetti
Quarantine any newly purchased plants for an observation period before introducing them to your Syngonium confetti, keep the arrowhead vine in filtered sunlight with humidity in the 40-70% range it prefers, and inspect the petioles and leaf axils on a routine basis so scale colonies are caught before they spread across the variegated foliage.