These toughvining plantslook great on shelves or hanging baskets and adapt to various light conditions.
There are plenty of reasons pothos plants are so popular.
These attractive vining species thrive indoors and are purported to have air-purifying qualities.
The Spruce / Phoebe Cheong
This plant is toxic to both humans and pets.
Jade Pothos Care
Like most other pothos varieties,Epipremnum aureum’Jade' has a forgiving nature.
You should be able to grow it in most rooms in your home, regardless of the light conditions.
Watch for scorched leaves if you position your jade pothos in a bright spot.
This cultivar might not have the strikingfoliage variegationof some pothos varieties.
Soil
Epipremnum aureum’Jade' does well in most potting soils, providing they’re well-drained.
Water
Jade pothos doesn’t have a high-maintenance watering schedule.
One of the biggest reasons this hard-to-kill plant goes into decline is overwatering.
So, never leave your jade pothos to sit in standing water.
Temperature and Humidity
These plants enjoy living in warm households between 65 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
Most of the time, jade pothos will cope with standard home humidity levels.
Even though these tropical plants are lovers of high humidity, they survive in low-humidity rooms.
They’re perfectplants for humid bathroomsand kitchenseven if the rooms don’t get a lot of light.
Just keep these cold-sensitive plants away from drafty windows and heating vents in the winter.
Removing yellowing leaves or less healthy vines helps direct energy to the most vigorous vines and encourages new growth.
Propagating Jade Pothos
This plant variety can’t be grown by seed.
A sign that they needrepottingis drooping foliage after regular watering.
Also peek if the roots are growing from the drainage holes at the bottom of the pot.
This plant doesn’t like when its roots get disturbed too much.
Gently pull the plant partially out of the pot.
Transferring the plant with its root ball intact improves transplanting success.
Common Problems With Jade Pothos
Jade pothos are low-fuss houseplants and don’t suffer many problems.
Move the plant closer to a light source.
To reverse legginess, prune the plant down to its base in the spring to encourage new growth.
This plant has a vigorous growth rate, stretching up to 12 inches per month under the right conditions.
Watch out for those long vines quickly taking over your wall space.
Only USDA Zones 10 to 12 are suitable for growing it outdoors where it is an understory plant.
Philodendrons are also popular houseplants andare often confused with pothosspecies.
The easiest way to tell them apart is to look at their foliage.
The leaves on pothos are thicker and waxier and not as distinctly heart-shaped as the philodendron.
Pothos (Epipremnum) | Queensland Poisons Information Centre.
Epipremnum aureum.North Carolina Cooperative Extension.
