Pothos
Epiprenum aureum
Hunters Robe, Devils Ivy, or most commonly known as, the Golden Pothos.
Excelling in resiliency, this tropical vining plant is an amazing starter plant to beginners looking to grow their collection.
Golden Pothos produce beautiful, glossy, heart shaped green leaves with golden yellow marbling. This combination creates a lovely cascading effect, making Golden Pothos perfect for hanging baskets or shelves.
Golden Pothos are beneficial to your health and well-being. They serve as natural air purifier, cleansing your space of many airborne toxins like benzene and formaldehyde. They also have the ability to release moisture into the air, improving humidity in dry environments. They're very hardy plants that can adapt to almost any condition.
How to care for Pothos plant:
Potting Mix: Chunky potting mix will support aeration while retaining necessary moisture. You can make your own blend, here is our recommendation.
- 2 parts potting soil for nutrients
- 1 part perlite/bark for aeration
- 1 part vermiculite/moss for moisture
Support: Pothos naturally climb in nature. Provide your plant support and train it's growth.
Water, Feed, & Frequency: Water when the topsoil is completely dry. Slow or bottom water to prevent root rot- allow pot to sit in a shallow bowl of water until soil becomes visibly wet, remove and allow to drain. Fertilize your plant monthly, decrease feed and watering during colder weather.
Light & Temperature: Golden Pothos like bright indirect light. They're extremely adaptable to low light but may lose golden variegation. They thrive is temperatures ranging between 65-85°F.
*Toxic. Keep out of reach from children and pets
History & Signficance:
The Golden Pothos originate from The South Pacific. Particularly the Solomon Islands and Mo'orea, a volcanic island in French Polynesia. There are at least a dozen different cultivars of Pothos with the Golden Pothos serving as the parent to majority of the varieties that exist.
Earning the name Devils Ivy, it's ability to survive all conditions including "the depths of Hell". Its aptitude for adaptability has led to it being universally recognized as a symbol of resiliency and persistence. In countries like India and China, Golden Pothos are referred to as the "money plant" believed to attract financial abundance and good fortune. In Spiritual practices like Feng Shui and Vastu Shastra, Golden Pothos can be used remove negative and stagnant energies. In these practices it's said that if placed in the southeast section of a room (the area of prosperity) it activates the Golden Pothos' ability to attract wealth and success.
Its established name is Golden Pothos, officially first classified in 1880 as Pothos aureus. Its due to this original classification that the plant has retained its Pothos name. Though its official class hasn't been that for over 100 years. In 1908, it would be reclassified as Scindapsus aureus, due to it looking similar to plants in the same family (I.e. Silver Satin). However in 1962, after a very rare flower appeared on the Golden pothos, it was then reclassified again under the name Rhaphidophora aurea, due to initial studies of the flower. Finally two years later in 1964, botanist George Bunting classified it as Epiprenum aureum after observing and studying the flower and its growing patterns.
As mentioned earlier there are many cultivars of Pothos, ranging in a variety of colors and patterns. Such as the Queen Marble Pothos, that has green leaves with white marbling(top image) and the Neon Pothos (bottom image) which leaves are a solid, vibrant chartreuse.
