Jade Pothos
Epipremnum aureum (solid green form)
📖 About this plant
Jade Pothos is the solid-green form of the classic Golden Pothos, featuring beautiful, glossy, deep emerald-green heart-shaped leaves. Without variegation, it’s one of the most robust and adaptable houseplants available, tolerating lower light conditions and irregular watering better than any variegated pothos. Its lush, full foliage creates a beautiful cascading effect in hanging baskets or trailing over shelves. The solid green leaves have a rich, luxurious appearance that adds a touch of nature to any room. It’s the ultimate low-maintenance indoor plant.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
Low to Bright Indirect Light
When top 2-3 cm of soil is dry
30-50%
15-30°C (60-85°F)
Standard well-draining potting mix
Balanced liquid fertilizer every 6-8 weeks in spring and summer
🌐 Common Names
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Southeast Asia (cultivar / sport of Golden Pothos)
- 📏 Max height
- 1.5-3 m (5-10 ft) trailing
- 📐 Spread
- 45-75 cm (1.5-2.5 ft)
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Rarely flowers indoors
- 🎨 Bloom color
- White spathe (rare)
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Solid, deep emerald green heart-shaped leaves with a glossy sheen
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Perennial (10-15+ years indoors)
- 📈 Growth rate
- Fast
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Toxic to cats and dogs — calcium oxalate crystals cause oral irritation, drooling, and vomiting
- 🌱 Propagation
- Stem cuttings in water or soil; roots in 1-2 weeks
🛡️ Health & Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs — calcium oxalate crystals cause oral irritation, drooling, and vomiting
Common issues
- Yellow leaves from overwatering
- root rot in poorly draining soil
- leggy growth in very low light
- occasional mealybugs
- dusty leaves reducing photosynthesis
💡 Care tips
- The most low-maintenance of all pothos varieties — perfect for offices and low-light rooms.
- Tolerates fluorescent lighting well.
- Can survive underwatering but not overwatering.
- Wipe leaves every few weeks to keep them glossy and clean.
- This variety grows faster than variegated types since all leaves have chlorophyll.
- Excellent choice for beginners.
