Hawaiian Pothos
Epipremnum aureum 'Hawaiian'
📖 About this plant
Hawaiian Pothos is the giant of the pothos family, producing some of the largest leaves of any pothos variety — often reaching 30+ cm (12 inches) in length on mature climbing specimens. The variegation is bold and dramatic, with large splashes of yellow-green contrasting against deep green. When given a moss pole to climb, this variety becomes absolutely magnificent, with leaves that can rival small Monstera in size. Its vigorous growth makes it one of the fastest trailing vines available, capable of creating dramatic cascading or climbing displays in a single growing season.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
Medium to Bright Indirect Light
When top 2-3 cm of soil is dry
40-60%
18-30°C (65-85°F)
Well-draining potting mix with perlite and peat moss
Balanced liquid fertilizer every 4-6 weeks in growing season
🌐 Common Names
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Southeast Asia (cultivar, popularized in Hawaii)
- 📏 Max height
- 3-9 m (10-30 ft) climbing or trailing
- 📐 Spread
- 90-150 cm (3-5 ft)
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Rarely flowers indoors
- 🎨 Bloom color
- White spathe (rare)
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Large green leaves with prominent yellow-green variegation
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Perennial (5-15+ years indoors)
- 📈 Growth rate
- Very Fast
- ☠️ 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 2-3 weeks
🛡️ Health & Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs — calcium oxalate crystals cause oral irritation, drooling, and vomiting
Common issues
- Leaves becoming too large for small spaces
- aggressive growth requiring frequent pruning
- loss of variegation in low light
- root rot in heavy soil
- mealybugs and scale insects
💡 Care tips
- Provide a moss pole or trellis to unlock its full potential — climbing leaves grow dramatically larger than trailing ones.
- This is a vigorous grower that needs regular pruning to stay manageable.
- In ideal conditions, vines can grow over 30 cm per month.
- The bold variegation is best maintained in bright indirect light.
- An excellent choice for large rooms and high ceilings where it can climb freely.
