Gardening Golden Pothos plant care and Tips

Basic pothos plant care is very easy. These pothos plants enjoy a wide range of environments. They do well in indirect, bright light as well as low light and can be grown in dry soil or in vases of water. They will thrive in rich soil nutrients, but do almost as well in nutrient poor soil.

Pothos plants make a great addition to your house or office because they can tolerate low light. While pothos plant a wide variety of light conditions, they do not do well in direct sunlight. 

If your pothos plant is highly variegated — particularly variegated with white color — they may either not grow as well in minimal light or may lose their variegation if the light is too low. Only the green parts of the leaves can make energy sunlight for the plant, so it is able to get enough light for energy or its growth will slow or the leaves will compensate for the lack of light by becoming green. 

Pothos plant is very popular due to the fact that it can be grown in water or in dry soil. Cuttings can be taken from a mother pothos plant and rooted in water and kept in water as indoor plants. This is suitable for placing a pothos plant in hard to reach areas in a jug of water where it can remain untouched as long as water remains in the jug. On the other side, pothos can also be started in soil and will tolerate moderate periods of dry soil with little effect to the plant. Cuttings started in one growing medium have a hard time switching to the other. So, a pothos plant that starts in soil has a hard time thriving if moved to water, and a pothos cutting started in water will not do very stable soil, especially if it has spent a long period of time growing in water. You can fertilize your pothos plant about once a quarter of year and this will help the plant grow more quickly, but most people find that their plants grow quick enough even without being fertilized.

While pothos plant care is easy for houseplant, you do need to be aware that they are poisonous. Though rarely fatal, the pothos plant can cause irritation and vomiting if ingested due to the fact that it contains calcium oxalates. Even the sap from the pothos plant may cause highly sensitive people to break out in a rash. It is considered toxic to dogs, cats, and children, but as mentioned, it normally will make them very sick but will not kill them.