Glacier Pothos
Epipremnum aureum 'Glacier'
📖 About this plant
Glacier Pothos is a compact, elegant pothos variety prized for its striking white and silvery variegation against dark green leaves. It produces smaller, more delicate foliage compared to other pothos, making it ideal for small spaces, desktops, and fairy gardens. The white variegation is clean and crisp, with less mottling than Marble Queen. Its slow, compact growth habit means it maintains a neat, tidy appearance with minimal pruning. This variety is a favorite among collectors who appreciate refined, understated beauty.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
Medium to Bright Indirect Light
When top 2-3 cm of soil is dry
40-60%
18-29°C (65-85°F)
Well-draining potting mix with perlite and peat moss
Balanced liquid fertilizer every 4-6 weeks during growing season
🌐 Common Names
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Southeast Asia (cultivar)
- 📏 Max height
- 1-1.5 m (3-5 ft) trailing
- 📐 Spread
- 30-45 cm (1-1.5 ft)
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Rarely flowers indoors
- 🎨 Bloom color
- White spathe (extremely rare)
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Dark green leaves with crisp white and silvery variegation, smaller leaf size
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Perennial (5-10+ years indoors)
- 📈 Growth rate
- Slow to Moderate
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Toxic to cats and dogs — calcium oxalate crystals cause oral irritation, drooling, and vomiting
- 🌱 Propagation
- Stem cuttings in water or moist sphagnum moss; roots in 2-4 weeks
🛡️ Health & Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs — calcium oxalate crystals cause oral irritation, drooling, and vomiting
Common issues
- Loss of white variegation in low light
- crispy leaf tips from low humidity
- overwatering leading to root rot
- mealybug infestations
- very slow growth
💡 Care tips
- This variety needs more light than green pothos to maintain its white variegation.
- Avoid direct sunlight which can burn the white leaf areas.
- Keep soil consistently moist but not soggy.
- Its compact size makes it perfect for small pots and limited spaces.
- Wipe leaves gently with a damp cloth to maintain the silery sheen.
