This tough houseplant is almost impossible to kill.
With its showy foliage in glossy shades of green, gold, and white,pothoscomplements any home setting.
In most configs, each leaf can reach up to 4 inches long.
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Several varieties offer cream or golden variegation.
Pothos is a member of the aroid family (Araceae).
The variegation may be less intense in low light.
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Pothos is toxic to humans and pets.
Light
Most pothos varieties prosper in partial shade or bright, indirect light.
This yields the lushest plants and prevents them from looking scraggly.
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However, pothos tolerates extremely low light.
In direct, full sun, theleaves are likely to burnand bleach out.
Ideally, the soil should be evenly moist anddry out slightly between waterings.
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Avoid overwatering or allowing the soil to remain soggy.
As tropical plants they thrive in high humidity.
Skip the fertilizer during the winter months when the plant goes dormant.
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All you should probably do is occasionally trim back the stems when they become long and sparse.
Depending on the growth rate of your plant, this may happen every two years or earlier.
Repot the plant during its active growing season.
Use a pot one or two sizes up and fill it with fresh potting mix.
Control any pests early with organic pesticides such as insecticidal soap before they turn into an infestation.
Overwatering may cause root rot.
How to Propagate Pothos
It is easy tostart a new plant from a cutting.
Simply cut off a piece of vine with at least two leaf nodes and remove the bottom leaf.
After three or four weeks, you will see a root beginning to grow.
Once the root is several inches long, plant it in a pot filled with potting mix.
In low light conditions, the white color in the leaves may be lost and revert to green.
‘Pearls and Jade’ Pothos
For a smaller pothos, consider ‘Pearls and Jade’.
It only grows 6 to 10 feet in length.
Its leaves have random splashes of white, cream, and grey.
Also, not letting dust accumulate on the leaves also aids photosynthesis.
Updated by Nadia Hassani
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