Pothos: Is it a good indoor plant?
One of the prettiest houseplants that can grow both indoors as well as outdoors is the Pothos plant. With heart-shaped leaves, these plants can simply enrich your home décor. A native of Solomon Islands in South Pacific, Pothos can be seen growing all over the world. It is very easy to maintain and grows very fast. These plants are hot favourite among people who love plants around them.
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Pothos: Key facts
| Scientific name | Epipremnum aureum |
| Common name | Pothos, Devil’s Ivy, Golden Pothos |
| Plant type | Vine |
| Family | Araceae |
| Foliage colour | Green, White, Golden |
| Flowers | Rare |
| Flower colour | Golden, Purple, Lavender, Yellow |
| Life cycle | Perennials |
| Native | South Pacific |
| Height | 12 ft in pots and 30-40 ft outdoors |
| Sun exposure | Indirect sunlight |
| Soil type | Well-drained soil |
| Toxicity | Pothos is toxic to pets |
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Pothos: How to care?
While they don’t need any support to grow, using pot standers will help in giving them directions and shape the growth of Pothos in your home. Also, they can grow anywhere so it’s important to keep a watch on them, else they may get entangled among themselves.
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Pothos: Sunlight requirement
As mentioned above, Pothos is an easy growing plant that adjusts to all temperature conditions. The plant grows well in indirect sunlight. However, it also grows well in the absence of sunlight. Further, it responds to other lights, including yellow or fluorescent lights. This virtue of it makes it a popular choice to be kept in homes and offices. Note that variegated Pothos plants may lose their leaves’ pattern if they don’t get enough light and may become green. If the Pothos plant starts looking pale, it means it is getting too much of sunlight.
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Pothos: Water requirement
Pothos grows properly in well-drained soil as Pothos roots tend to rot if kept in too much of water. If you find black spots on Pothos plant leaves, it means the plant had excess of water. Always water the Pothos plant when its topsoil is dry. Note that too much of dryness may lead to leaves’ fall. The plant may slowly lose its grip.
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Different types of Pothos varieties
There are different varieties of Pothos plants as mentioned below.
Golden Pothos
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Golden Pothos begin to grow as below-canopy plants with leaves that are small. When they start growing with the help of the sun’s light they start growing large leaves that can capture all of the nutrients from the sun.
Marble Queen Pothos
Marble Queen Pothos grow well in bright, indirect sunlight. While, they can also survive well in conditions with lower light, the white colour in the marble queen pothos leaves may be lost and the leaves may become green if the light is too low. Also note that direct sunlight should be avoided as this may be burn the marble queen pothos leaves.
Neon Pothos
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Belonging to the tropical Solomon Islands, Neon Pothos plants have neon green heart shaped leaves. Neon pothos plants have a vining growth habit. If you grow the neon pothos inside your house, these can go upto 10 feet. While neon pothos is an easy to maintain plant when it comes to light, water and fertiliser, it has some common problems that may be a result of ill watering or lighting conditions.
If your neon pothos plants have drooping leaves that means that the plant is not water-fed well. Next is brown tips which is again a result of keeping it dry for long. Also if the neon pothos plant develops long vines with few leaves, this means the plant doesn’t receive enough light.
Manjula Pothos
Patented by University of Florida, Manjula Pothos has large, heart-shaped leaves with variegation of white, green and cream. Owing to its rare status, the manjula pothos is difficult to get.
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Silver Satin Pothos
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These thrive in medium to bright indirect sunlight. It’s a good idea to water the Silver Satin Pothos once in every 2 weeks allowing the soil to dry before the next watering cycle.
Pearls and Jade Pothos
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Patented by University of Florida, these have smaller leaves than Manjula pothos but are almost similar looking.
Pothos: Feng Shui effect
According to Feng Shui, Golden Pothos brings good fortune when kept at home. Keeping them at corners of a house, or above cabinets will be a good idea. The plants look good as well as absorb negative energy and bring good lucky.
FAQs
In which direction Pothos plants should be placed?
Pothos should face either east, or west facing windows where it can receive indirect sunlight.
Is it good to keep the Pothos plant in your house?
Pothos plants remove harmful toxins from air and make the environment clean.
With 16+ years of experience in various sectors, of which more than ten years in real estate, Anuradha Ramamirtham excels in tracking property trends and simplifying housing-related topics such as Rera, housing lottery, etc. Her diverse background includes roles at Times Property, Tech Target India, Indiantelevision.com and ITNation. Anuradha holds a PG Diploma degree in Journalism from KC College and has done BSc (IT) from SIES. In her leisure time, she enjoys singing and travelling.
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