Hawaiian Pothos
Epipremnum aureum 'Hawaiian'

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Regular price $49⁹⁹
N'Joy Pothos
Epipremnum aureum 'N'Joy'

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Regular price $49⁹⁹
Marble Queen Pothos
Epipremnum aureum 'Marble Queen'

Regular price $49⁹⁹
Jade Pothos
Epipremnum aureum 'Jade'

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Regular price $49⁹⁹
Neon Pothos
Epipremnum aureum 'Neon'

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Regular price $49⁹⁹

Pothos

Pothos Plants for Sale

If you want one plant that will forgive a busy month, make it a Pothos. It trails from a shelf, climbs a pole, roots from a cutting in a glass of water, and tells you plainly when it is thirsty by letting its leaves go soft. We grow five, and the difference between them is almost entirely leaf color.

The Five We Grow

Jade Pothos is the plain deep green form, the toughest of the group and the one that holds up best in a low-light corner.
Marble Queen Pothos is heavily streaked in cream and white. The more white in a leaf, the less chlorophyll it has, so give this one your brightest indirect spot.
Neon Pothos is a solid chartreuse that reads almost yellow against darker foliage.
N’Joy Pothos has small, crisply divided green-and-white leaves on a tidier, shorter vine.
Hawaiian Pothos is the big one, with broad golden-splashed leaves that get larger still if you give the vine something to climb.

Pothos Care

Light

Bright indirect light grows the fullest plant and keeps the variegation crisp. Pothos survives well back from a window, which is why it ends up in so many offices, but expect longer gaps between leaves and a fading pattern on Marble Queen and N’Joy. Keep it out of direct afternoon sun.

Water

Let the top inch or two of soil dry out, then water thoroughly until it runs from the drainage holes. Pothos would rather be a little dry than a little wet: soft, limp stems near the soil line mean root rot, while leaves that droop all at once and perk back up within hours simply mean it was thirsty.

Shaping and propagating

Pinch or cut the vines back whenever they get leggy and the plant branches from the cut, which is how you get a full basket instead of four long strings. Every piece you remove with a node on it will root in water within a couple of weeks, so a single plant fills a shelf over a season. Wipe the leaves occasionally; dust cuts the light more than people expect.

More Indoor Plants

Pothos pairs well with the rest of our indoor assortment. Browse Indoor Ferns, Alocasia, or the full Houseplants collection.

FAQ's for Buying Pothos Online

How often should I water a Pothos?

Let the top inch or two of soil dry out, then water thoroughly until it drains from the bottom. In a bright room that usually lands somewhere around once a week in summer and less in winter, but check with a finger rather than working to a schedule, because pot size, light and your heating all move the number. Leaves that droop together and recover within a few hours were simply thirsty. Soft, mushy stems at the soil line are the opposite problem and mean the roots have been sitting wet.

Why is my variegated Pothos losing its white markings?

Almost always light. White and cream areas of a leaf carry no chlorophyll, so a plant in a dim corner compensates by producing greener leaves that can feed it. Marble Queen and N’Joy show this first. Move the plant to the brightest indirect spot you have, out of direct afternoon sun, and cut back the stretches of plain green growth. New leaves that emerge after the move should carry the pattern again. Neon and Jade Pothos are solid-colored to begin with and are not affected.

Can I grow Pothos in water?

Cuttings root in water readily and will live there for months, which is why it is such a popular plant to share. Take a piece with at least one node, the small bump where a leaf meets the stem, and sit that node under water in a jar on a bright windowsill. Roots usually appear within two to three weeks. For a full, long-lived plant, pot the rooted cutting into soil once the roots reach two or three inches, since water-grown roots grow weaker over time than soil-grown ones.

How do I make my Pothos fuller instead of long and stringy?

Cut it back. A Pothos branches from the point where you prune, so trimming a long vine by a third makes the plant push two or three new shoots from near the cut. Do this a couple of times a season and the basket fills in. You can also tuck the cuttings back into the same pot, where they root and thicken the plant from the middle. More light helps too: leggy growth with wide gaps between leaves is usually a plant reaching for a window.

Is Pothos safe for cats and dogs?

No. Pothos is in the aroid family and contains insoluble calcium oxalate crystals, which cause mouth and throat irritation, drooling and vomiting if a pet chews the foliage. Hang it well out of reach or choose from our Pet Safe Plants collection at naturehills.com/collections/pet-safe-plants instead. The same caution applies to Philodendron, Monstera, Alocasia, Anthurium and Syngonium, which are all aroids and all worth keeping away from a cat that samples the houseplants.

How much light does a Pothos need?

Bright indirect light gives you the fullest plant and the strongest variegation, but Pothos is genuinely tolerant and will keep going several feet from a window or under office lighting. What you lose in low light is density: leaves get smaller, the gaps between them stretch, and patterned varieties turn greener. Direct sun through glass will bleach and scorch the leaves, so a sheer curtain is worth it on a south or west exposure.