Manjula Pothos
Epipremnum aureum 'Manjula' (UF-12-1)
📖 About this plant
Manjula Pothos is a patented cultivar from the University of Florida, distinguished by its uniquely wavy, frilled leaf edges and stunning multi-colored variegation. Each leaf displays a beautiful blend of green, cream, white, and sometimes silver markings in irregular patterns. The leaves tend to be wider and more rounded than other pothos varieties. It’s slower growing than Golden or Marble Queen, but the extraordinary foliage makes it worth the wait. Each leaf is truly one of a kind.
🧑🌾 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 spring and summer
🌐 Common Names
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- University of Florida cultivated hybrid (patented variety)
- 📏 Max height
- 1-2.5 m (3-8 ft) trailing
- 📐 Spread
- 45-75 cm (1.5-2.5 ft)
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Rarely flowers indoors
- 🎨 Bloom color
- White spathe (extremely rare)
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Green, white, cream, and silver variegated heart-shaped leaves with wavy edges
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Perennial (5-10+ years indoors)
- 📈 Growth rate
- Moderate
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Toxic to cats and dogs — calcium oxalate crystals cause oral irritation, vomiting, and difficulty swallowing
- 🌱 Propagation
- Stem cuttings in water or sphagnum moss; roots in 2-3 weeks. Note: variegation may differ on new plants
🛡️ Health & Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs — calcium oxalate crystals cause oral irritation, vomiting, and difficulty swallowing
Common issues
- Reverting to green in low light
- crispy leaf tips from low humidity
- root rot from overwatering
- slow growth compared to other pothos
- mealybugs on stems
💡 Care tips
- Provide bright indirect light to maintain the beautiful variegation — too little light and leaves will turn mostly green.
- The patented nature means propagated plants may look slightly different from the parent.
- Water thoroughly but allow soil to dry between waterings.
- The wavy leaf edges become more pronounced with maturity.
