Golden Pothos
Epipremnum aureum
📖 About this plant
The ultimate beginner houseplant and arguably the most popular indoor plant worldwide. Its heart-shaped, variegated green and golden-yellow leaves trail beautifully from hanging baskets or climb trellises and moss poles. Nearly indestructible — it tolerates low light, erratic watering, neglect, and poor air quality. Excellent at purifying indoor air, removing formaldehyde, benzene, carbon monoxide, and xylene. A vigorous grower that adds instant greenery to any space.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
Low to bright indirect
Every 1-2 weeks
Any (40-60%)
15-30°C
Standard well-draining potting mix with peat and perlite; tolerates a wide range of soil conditions
Balanced liquid fertilizer (10-10-10) diluted to half strength every 4-6 weeks during growing season; light feeder
🌐 Common Names
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Southeast Asia, Solomon Islands
- 📏 Max height
- Trailing 1-3+ m; climbing can reach 20 m with support
- 📐 Spread
- 100-300 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Rarely indoors
- 🎨 Bloom color
- White, Yellow
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Green, Yellow Variegated
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Perennial
- 📈 Growth rate
- Fast
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Mildly toxic to cats and dogs — contains calcium oxalate crystals that cause oral irritation, excessive drooling, vomiting, and difficulty swallowing if ingested
- 🌱 Propagation
- Stem cuttings with at least one node, rooted in water or moist potting mix; one of the easiest plants to propagate
🛡️ Health & Safety
Mildly toxic to cats and dogs — contains calcium oxalate crystals that cause oral irritation, excessive drooling, vomiting, and difficulty swallowing if ingested
Common issues
- Yellow leaves from overwatering
- Root rot
- Mealybugs on stems
- Leggy growth in low light
💡 Care tips
- Trim trailing vines to encourage bushier growth
- Wipe leaves occasionally to keep them shiny
- Propagate easily in water from cuttings
- Toxic to pets so keep out of reach
