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    Home » Gardening

    Lovely Pothos - Favorite Varieties and Plant Care

    August 14, 2017 by Patti Estep 9 Comments

    Pothos plant care for different types of pothos varieties and propagation is simple and a great place to start learning for beginning gardeners.

    Hanging N-Joy Pothos Plant
    Hanging NJoy Pothos Plant

    The pothos vine — Epipremnum aureum, also known as devil’s ivy — is truly the ultimate house plant, requiring little care, available in gorgeous varieties, and able to grow in low light conditions.

    It has an easy vining growth habit that looks great in hanging baskets or macrame hangers. Or you could train them to grow up a small trellis or moss pole.

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    Pothos is also super simple to propagate, whether you want to fill your own home with pothos or share some with a friend or family member. Here are some details regarding pothos plant care.

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    Silvery Anne Pothos
    Silvery Ann Pothos

    Basic Pothos Plant Care:

    • Light: While many indoor plants enjoy indirect light indoors, arguably the most attractive aspect of pothos plants is that they require very little light, allowing them to live in dimly lit homes and office environments. Keep your pothos in a room with any sort of light, and it will likely be just fine.
    • Water: Pothos require water every now and then, but they can deal with drought and don’t mind an inconsistent schedule. Wait until the soil is completely dry or you notice drooping, and then water thoroughly. Overwatering can cause root rot.
    • Soil: These plants aren’t picky. Any standard potting mix will suffice.
    • Fertilizer: Similarly, any average fertilizer will work for pothos plants, perhaps every other month or so, but fertilizer isn’t a necessity.
    Pothos plant care for golden leaf variety
    Golden Pothos leaves

    Pothos Varieties

    There are various different types of pothos and philodendron plants that are commonly sold under the pothos name, with extremely similar care requirements. These are just a few of the most popular:

    • Golden Pothos, aureum: The most common type of pothos plant you will find in stores, with slightly variegated green leaves that take a golden hue.
    • Jade Pothos: Like the golden pothos but with solid green foliage.
    • Neon Pothos: Also like the golden pothos but with solid neon lime orchartreuse green color leaves.
    • Marble Queen Pothos: Like the golden pothos but with white variegation leaves instead of gold, causing it to grow slower.
    • Silver Satin Pothos: Dark, satiny green leaves with silver variegation. Also known as Satin Pothos (Scindapsus pictus), Silk Pothos, Silvery Ann, and Silver Philodendron.
    • N-Joy Pothos: Has smaller leaves than standard pothos plants. They are split between large patches of white and solid green variegation. Another slower growing variety.
    • Pearls and Jade Pothos: Another variegated pothos. This one is a cultivar of Marble Queen with smaller leaves. Slow growing with cream edged light green leaves.
    • Cebu Blue Pothos: A popular variety of pothos with narrow silvery blue-green leaves with a metallic sheen.  The leaves are more narrow and arrow shaped. Can grow and vine up to 10 feet.
    Epipremnum Pinnatum - Cebu Blue Pothos

    Most pothos leaves have medium green to dark green foliage with shades of cream and white however, some are blue too.

    Propagating Pothos in water
    Propagating Pothos in water

    How to Propagate Pothos

    Pothos plants are beyond easy to grow, and your greatest concern will likely be keeping their long, prosperous vines in check.  If it gets too leggy prune the stems and use the cuttings to grow more plants. Best of all, they can even be propagated in water. Simply place a pothos cutting in a vase of water so that at least one node is covered. It will grow roots and live entirely independently.

    Marble Queen

    You can also propagate cuttings in soil, covering as many nodes as possible with dry soil and waiting for them to root. When roots begin to form, water the plant normally. This method isn’t quite as successful as water propagation. However, if you attempt to propagate multiple cuttings at once, you are likely to have at least one take off.

    Pothos Pearls and Jade
    Pearls and Jade Pothos

    Note — pothos vines that have grown in water may struggle to adapt to the soil, and vice versa. Once you propagate pothos in either water or soil, it’s best to keep them growing in the same conditions.

    Silver pathos in cement pot
    Silver Pothos

    Are you a fan of this popular houseplant? There are so many different types of pothos that are very easy to grow you may just become a collector.

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    • Pilea - The Friendship Plant
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    Pothos varieties in a collage
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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    Comments

    1. Kara Lefever

      July 07, 2020 at 10:48 pm

      I can't seem to make any of mine happy! For my home they seem to be more sensitive. :((

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        July 08, 2020 at 7:04 am

        Kara, I'm sorry to hear that. Two key things to try. One cut back on watering. I can't tell you how many plants I've killed or came close to killing by overwatering. Two try to get a little more light on them. Even though people say they do well in poor lighting, most every plant would do better with more light. You can even buy inexpensive plant lights or plant light bulbs to help.

        Reply
    2. Lori

      October 26, 2019 at 3:27 pm

      My silver is growing lots of vines, but hardly and leaves. Am I doing something wrong?

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        October 27, 2019 at 12:59 pm

        Lori, what is the light like in the area you have the pothos? It may benefit from a bit more light. You can even put a grow light near it if you need to.

        Reply
    3. Sonu

      April 20, 2019 at 9:55 am

      I have almost all varieties mentioned in this except zade one. I love to have all this. I m not getting that zade variety.

      Reply
    4. Alexander Maclean

      March 01, 2019 at 3:47 pm

      I've been growing 'Pathos' on and off for many years. They grow excellently in low light, and add much attraction to any lounge, in the home. Philodendron Scandons is equally very impressive, and, commonly known as the 'sweetheart plant.'

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        March 02, 2019 at 10:45 am

        That's great to hear Alexander. I'll have to keep an eye out for Philodendron Scandons. Thanks for sharing.

        Reply
    5. Patrice

      February 12, 2019 at 1:57 pm

      Very informative on figuring out what type of pothos I have thanks for the info Patti, sincerely...Patti

      Reply
      • Patti Estep

        February 12, 2019 at 2:01 pm

        You are very welcome Patti.

        Reply

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