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Variegated houseplants add a fun splash of unexpected color and pattern to any room.
What Causes Variegation?
Examples of plants with chimeral variegation includevariegated Monstera DeliciosasandPink Princess Philodendrons.
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It also means that every leaf will be unique in its variegation pattern.
All of the pothos in this list have chimeral variegation.
Reflective Variegation
Reflective variegation is less well-known, but perhaps more common.
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Examples of plants with reflective variegation includeScindapsus pictusvarieties like theExoticaandArgyraeus.
Examples of plants with pattern gene variegation includeprayer plants, and plenty of members of theCalatheafamily.
The main difference is in the amount of light that they need.
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In addition, variegated plants can occasionally be more sensitive to chemicals and minerals in hard water.
This means youll need to use distilled water or rainwater in place of regular tap water.
Here are 13 types of variegated pothos you could grow at home.
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Green leaves are accented with specks of yellow variegation that become more prominent with bright light.
Its variegation pattern is similar to the golden pothos, but its variegation is creamy white rather than yellow.
This pothos requires medium to bright indirect light to make it maintain its color.
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Its characterized by small, thin leaves that are more rounded in shape than other pothos varieties.
The pearls and jade pothos has light green foliage with white variegation around the edges of the leaves.
Its common for the white to have green specks throughout it as well.
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This variety needs medium to bright indirect light to support its white coloring.
It also has two different shades of green that are common on most leaves.
Give this pothos plenty of bright, indirect light to keep its variegation prominent.
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However, its leaves are more rounded and it has an iridescent silver shimmer that sets it apart.
Manjula Pothos
Another uncommon pothos variety is the manjula pothos.
This variegated pothos is characterized by medium green foliage with prominent creamy yellow-white variegation.
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It was developed at the University of Florida and is a patented cultivar.
It needs plenty of bright, indirect light to maintain its creamy variegation.
This pothos variety is relatively uncommon, although its been gaining popularity over the past few years.
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The lemon meringue pothos is characterized by green foliage with bright yellow variegation.
Its characterized by dark green foliage that is speckled with light green and yellow variegation.
This unique and rare pothos does best in medium to bright indirect light.
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It needs plenty of bright indirect light for keep its color stable and cannot withstand low light.
It has slightly rounded leaves and lots of bright white coloring along with light green and dark green.
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