For example, golden pothos leaves are yellow and green variegated, andneon pothosleaves have a chartreuse hue.
Below you’ll find a few potential reasons why your pothos leaves are turning yellow.
Overwatering, poor drainage, or heavy soils can result in soggy soil.
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Be sure to allow the top inch of the soil surface to dry out completely between watering.
Be sure to use a well-draining potting mix.
Replace the potting medium when you move the plant into its new container.
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Change in Light Levels
Pothos likes indirect light.
Too much direct sunlight can cause the leaves to turn yellow.
Having it near a drafty window or heater may cause undue stress.
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Whenever you repot, be gentle with the plant and give it a light drink of water after repotting.
Nutrient Deficiencies
Deficiencies in soil can sometimes cause leaves to turn yellow.
Too much fertilizer can also affect soil health and cause leaves to turn yellow.
Use potting soil made for indoor plants, and replace the soil when repotting.
Pothos does not normally need much fertilizer.
Use a balanced fertilizer once a month during the busy growing season.
Do not feed during the winter.
Southern blight is due to the fungusSclerotium rolfsii,which grows especially fast in wet soils and hot temperatures.
Manganese Toxicity
Manganese toxicity is one problem to keep an eye out for.
Manganese toxicity is sparked by too much manganese in the soil.
Adding lime to the soil helps your plants get healthier.
Ethylene Damage
Ethylene damage also presents like a disease, but it is not.
It’s sparked by certain fungicides that may cause leaves to turn yellow and beige.
Ethylene damage usually occurs in cooler weather, like fall and winter.
Ethylene is a natural gas.
It’s just a part of theleaf life cycle.
Then most of the healthy leaves are left at the end of the vine.
Gentle pruning is recommended to maintain a healthy plant and promote new growth.
Just cut the stems back 2 inches from the soil line.
Yes, you should remove yellow leaves from a pothos.
If you don’t, though, they should drop off naturally.
No, yellow pothos leaves cannot turn green again.
But new growth that replaces the yellow leaves will be green.
An overwatered pothos will have leaves that droop, wilt, or turn yellow.
A plant with yellowing leaves usually means it’s stressed from being overwatered or underwatered.
Feel the soil or use a moisture meter to know what’s causing yellow leaves.
Pothos (Epipremnum Aureum) Diseases: Identification and Control in Commercial Greenhouse Production.University of Florida IFAS Extension.
Pothos, Epipremmum Aureum.University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension.
