Pothos
- Botanical Name
- Epipremnum aureum
- Hardiness
- Zones 10 to 12
- Height
- Depends upon supporting structure
- Width
- Depends upon supporting structure
- Light
- Bright indirect light or part sun
- Soil
- Well-drained potting mix
- Planting & Care
- Pothos is drought tolerant, keep soil consistently moist during the growing season and reduce fall thru late winter
- Do not overwater
- Loses variegation with too little light
- Pinch or prune back stems to control size
- Propagate by stem cuttings
- All parts of this plant are poisonous
- Problems
- Root rot in poorly drained soil, scale, mites
- Varieties
- Marble Queen - white variegation, requires more light than the species
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