General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Plant Height: 6 -20 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Variegated
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Groundcover
Resistances: Tolerates dry shade
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Toxicity: Other: All parts of the plant contain calcium oxalates which are toxic if ingested; the plant may also cause skin irritation in some individuals.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic

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Common names
  • Golden Pothos
  • Devil's Ivy
  • Hunter's Robe
  • Taro Vine
  • Pothos
  • Centipede Tonga-Vine
  • Ivy-Arum

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Date: 2018-04-12
Location: Temple, Texas
Date: October 2019
Cultivar has heart-shaped leaves.  Variegation is yellow.
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2012-07-10
Devil's Ivy
Location: Temple, Texas
Date: 2019-08-14
First season in full shade.
Location: In home, San Francisco
Date: 2024-03-19
Gotta find the best place to hang this beauty!
Location: Temple, Texas
Date: 2019-09-27
2 months old, hangs under Youpon Holly Tree in ostly shade
Photo by sedumzz
Location: Our apartment
Date: 2017-09-26
I think everybody and their mother has one of these - but they're
Location: Home St Louis ,Mo 
Date: 2023-12-23 Rose J. 
Momma is just growing everywhere!!
Photo by Hamwild
Location: Orangeburg, SC
Date: 2014-05-21
Golden Pothos

Date: 2013-01-08
Location: Temple, Texas
Date: October 2019
Aafter 1 full season's growth.
Location: Pasadena, CA 
Date: 2016-03-10
bedroom pothos houseplant
Photo by sedumzz

Date: 2013-01-08
Location: Atlanta USA
Date: 2023-06-27
Golden Pothos (apx 4 yrs old)
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