Pothos tolerate low light — but tolerate isn’t thrive. Find out where to actually put your plant and when a grow light is worth it.
Everyone says Pothos are low light plants. Everyone is wrong. These plants come from French Polynesia — one of the sunnier corners of the planet. The low light myth has been doing the rounds for so long that it’s basically accepted wisdom, but accepted wisdom is how you end up with a sad, small-leafed plant … Read more
Technically yes. In practice, probably not. The concern makes sense on paper — Pothos grow under a forest canopy in the wild, so surely blasting them with direct sun is going to cause problems. And it can, under specific circumstances. But those circumstances are a lot narrower than most plant advice would have you believe. … Read more
Variegation loss is usually caused by a lack of light, but also…sometimes plants just do their own thing. You bought a Golden Pothos for the gold. A Marble Queen for the marbling. A Manjula for those splashes of cream. And now, slowly but surely, it’s just… going green. New leaves coming in plain, the pattern … Read more
Small leaves on a Pothos are one of those things that creep up on you. The plant looks fine at a glance, it’s not dying, but somewhere along the line the new growth started coming in noticeably smaller than the older leaves. Then smaller still. Then you’re producing leaves the size of a fingernail and … Read more
If your Pothos isn’t near a decent window, it’s not getting enough light. A grow light fixes that. And if you want my recommendation without wading through seventeen options and a spreadsheet of PAR values: get the Sansi 600W LED grow light and be done with it. I’ve tried others, but this is the best … Read more
Every plant shop in the country has “tolerates low light” on the Pothos label. It’s not *technically* wrong – Your Pothos will survive in a dim corner. (It’ll also produce tiny leaves, stop growing, lose its colour, and quietly accumulate a fine layer of dust that rolls out the welcome mat for spider mites. But … Read more
Pothos have an undeserved reputation as the plant you can shove in a dark corner and forget about. Big Houseplant has done a remarkable job of convincing us they thrive on neglect and dim hallways. They don’t. Your Pothos wants light — proper light — and the sooner you accept that, the better your plant … Read more