Syngonium wendlandii 'Black Velvet'Botanical Name: Syngonium wendlandii Common Names: Black Velvet Description: Syngoniums are very attractive indoor plants, and look especially good planted into hanging pots where their long trailing stems can cascade down as they grow. Black Velvet might be the most unique of the lot, with very dark, very slender, very pointed leaves dramatically patterned with white.