So I got this pothos from my mother as I’m trying green up my apartment and I’ll admit I over watered it once I realized I stop and have been let it sit to dry it out and it seems to keep getting worse. I had to clip two leaves on the smaller curled one because of a previous mold infestation in the pot. It is in front of a massive west facing window to only catch the afternoon sun. Should I pull everything out and repot it? Your best advice on my next steps, thanks! (My mother knows next to nothing when it comes to plant health even though she’s been keeping plants alive for years)
by archedchip
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I have no advice I’ll let someone else chime in, but I’m pretty sure this is not a pothos. I believe this is an arrowhead plant (syngonium podophyllum)
Eh, yes. Unpot and look at the roots, if they are squishy, there is nothing to do anymore with that root. If some are good, fine. I cut with disinfected scissors the “bad” roots and pot it again with less damp soil. Like: – Old soil, dry soil, old soil.
If you water and the pot isn’t leaking from below, probably you don’t have good drainage. Next time, water when the soil is dry, use a stick and poke the earth to the bottom, if the stick comes clean, you are good to water if not, wait a little more.
Another tip is… If there are not many roots alive and you are afraid it will die completely, you can place it in water. Your plant is a Sygonium, it can thrive in water. Just try for the plant not to reach the bottom or the walls of the glass where you place it, pebbles can help 👌
Hi, you have a syngonium, not pothos. But there’s also another plant in that pot. Not sure what it is. Could be amaryllis? Would need closer pics.
The soil mix I use for my syngonium is probably about 40% potting mix, 20% perlite, 30% orchid bark, and 10% Coco coir. You don’t need to do exactly that – but the point to gather from that info is that the soil needs to retain moisture, but also needs some air and good drainage. That’s what the perlite and bark help with.
Take it out of the pot, be very gentle and look at the roots. Cut off any that are brown mushy. Repot. You can sprinkle a bit of cinnamon on any root bits you cut as that may help the healing/avoid rot.
As others said, definitely not a pothos. Do you know if the other plant in there is a spider plant? It looks like it.
How often have you been giving it water? How much water at a time?