Marble Queen Pothos
Family: Araceae
Genus: Epipremnum
Botanical Name: Epipremnum aureum
Difficulty Level: Great for beginners
Light
Marble Queen Pothos care is the same asana other pothos. They love bright, indirect light and can thrive in medium to low light. If you want to maintain the beautiful white variegation oft heir leaves, keep them in either of these conditions. If you don’t care for a loss in variegation, your marble queen pothos will do well in low light.
Water
Marble queen pothos are very forgiving when it comes to under watering, and they don’t recover as easily from over watering. You should let 50% of the soil dry before watering.
Climate
Your marble queen pothos does not require more humidity than what your home probably already has to offer. They can thrive in 40-60% humidity, buy they will appreciate a boost of humidity every now and then. They do prefer temperatures on the warmer side, so 60-85°F is ideal for them to thrive.
Soil
You should choose (or mix) your own well draining peat or coco coir based soil that contains a good amount of drainage material like vermiculite, pumice, perlite because you pothos does not like to sit with wet fit.
Pests & Diseases
Like most leafy plants, marble queen pothos can be prone to spider mites and aphids that like to hide in their green foliage. If you over water your pothos, you may start to notice fungus gnats.
Tips
Keep your pothos bushy by pruning away new growth and propagating it
They’re not pet friendly.
Prune away dead or yellow leaves to keep your plant looking its best.
Signs your plant is unhappy
Yellow leaves: over watered
Brown + crispy leaves: under watered
Yellow leaves + brown spots: once over watered, now has root problems.
Propagation
Pothos are very easy to propagate, and are very successful as water propagations. With a clean pair of scissors, cut below the node of a stem with at least three leaves. Place the cutting in a glass of water in a bright are and wait for roots to reach two inches long before potting it. If you love the look of your cutting in water, add to it until you have an entire plant—they can grow completely in water!
Fun Facts
Pothos plants were a part of NASA’s clean air study and were found to remove formaldehyde and benzene fumes from the air.
They can grow up to 60 feet tall in their natural habitat!
They are native to French Polynesia.
Hardiness Zones
Not all plants are cold weather tolerant, so you should always do the research to understand your hardiness zone and your plants zone tolerances before moving them outside.
Marble queen pothos can survive in most hardiness zones as long as they’re brought inside once temperatures begin to drop below 50. They can survive in any zone between 2-11 if cared for properly!
If you live in Tennessee, check out the hardiness zone map below for you area’s hardiness zone.
