i got this plant at home depot someone told me it is a pothos and it didn’t need much light. anyway i live in the basement and was planning on hanging it by a little window(the only sunlight) i have and i wasnt able to so its been on my desk and it just exploded with leaves
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pothos the name, survival the game….in lowish light they gin up more leaves
They’re great because they will tolerate low light. But it is growing *despite* being in low light, not *because* of it. Congrats on keeping it alive! Now just don’t water it too much.😊
HAHAHAHAHAHA!! I was not expecting that second picture, it cracked me up!!
It’s a pothos and they can do well in lower light situations.
Pothos are actually low grade demonic entities. They siphon off small soul bits from the humans that inhabit their spaces, and use them to sustain themselves in even the most precarious situations.
It’s a pothos – they thrive on neglect and sadness (not that you’re neglecting them lol!).
Looks like a golden pothos. That’s how mines looks. If you give them something to climb the leaves will get bigger and they’ll start getting fenestrations like a monstera
https://preview.redd.it/9liw2obf7tnf1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=86b992b31713170103bd09e5e6861ea8ad54c835
They call it devils ivy for a reason lmao. 🤣
Once pothos are established, they’re almost unkillable.
I believe suffering is a required macronutrient for pothos
Pothos are awesome like that. But eventually it will probably start producing smaller and smaller leaves.
Since you live in the basement where it is dark, I assume the light is on all the time. It’s probably feeding off the overhead light. 😃
They are pretty easy to grow. Some sun, water, cut off a piece, root in water and give to a friend.
You’re lucky. I killed one gifted to me by a client by repotting it with the wrong soil. Well draining soil works better as otherwise their roots get saturated and rot. I have another gift pothos and I’m fighting for it!
Pothos is the easiest plant to take care of, IMO. Best beginner plant ever. I’ve got one in my entryway with moderate light (at best) and it has been growing steadily for years I’m working on getting it to grow all the way around the ceiling.
I got a pothos last month and must have gotten 10 new leaves since then. Everything I heard about them has been correct 😅
Pothos, devils ivy, ivy…it’s a hardy plant that is very good for beginners. It’s easy to take care of.
They’re amazing. You can literally forget about them and they’ll forgive you. You can overwater them and they will forgive you. You could put them in low light and they will forgive you. If you cut the vines and place them in water, The little nubs you see on the vine will grow roots. And then you have a ton of them.
By the way I could smell your walls. Reminds me of my childhood and being put in the corner.
A pothos says: I dare you to try and kill me.
I swear they would thrive in a sewer…
Now you can take a bunch of cuttings and have many many pothos!
It’s next to impossible to kill a pothos. They’re functionally immortal in my experience lmao.
They also come in so many pretty varieties! So if you want more plants that will do well in your low light and be nearly impossible to kill, you can get yourself a bunch of different pothos and no two will look alike if you get different varietals! I love pothos for this exact reason!
I’ve been keeping my pothos outside but now that the temperatures are changing I’ve gotta find a place to keep it inside. I think this post just showed me where to keep it lol
It’s a pothos they love abuse
Yeah I have no idea how these things survive. I have a marble queen pothos (similar to yours but with some white marbling), and it’s not only surviving but actively putting out new leaves every week despite being in a dark corner
https://preview.redd.it/wqrsxe7nwtnf1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=00e5b88f3a0730b306ec1e6fcd09603bdccbf704
Here’s mine I’ve had for at least 6 months with indirect light. I was told to support the longer vines to encourage them to grow longer so I’m constantly adjusting as it grows.
Looks great!
I guess it’s thriving on the humidity in the air?
Just get a little cheap plug in plant light for it!
I can’t believe I don’t have a pothos. I need one of these freaks
Before I was “into plants” I had a pothos someone gave me. Once I didn’t water it for 6 months and it was wilted and dead AF. I watered it. Next day perked right up.
It now proudly is a frame around my plant window with over 20 leaves. Pothos are magical.