Neon Pothos
Epipremnum aureum 'Neon'
📖 About this plant
A vibrant, eye-catching cultivar of the classic Golden Pothos, distinguished by its brilliant, electric lime-green to chartreuse leaves that glow against contrasting backgrounds. The neon color is most intense in bright, indirect light and fades slightly in lower light. Trailing stems create a striking cascade in hanging baskets or climb beautifully on supports. Shares the same indestructible nature as its parent species, tolerating neglect and low light with ease.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
Medium to bright indirect
Every 1-2 weeks
Moderate (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
- Cultivar of E. aureum from Southeast Asia, Solomon Islands
- 📏 Max height
- Trailing 1-3+ m; climbing can reach 15+ m with support
- 📐 Spread
- 60-150 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Rarely indoors
- 🎨 Bloom color
- White, Yellow
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Lime Green
- ⏳ 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; roots quickly in 1-2 weeks
🛡️ 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
- Loss of variegation in low light
- Root rot from overwatering
- Mealybugs on stems
💡 Care tips
- Vibrant lime-green leaves that glow in bright light
- More light intensifies the neon coloring on new growth
- Just as easy to grow as the standard golden pothos
- Propagate easily in water from stem cuttings
