Hello, This is the second part of my first post. Background information: I just discovered this forum, and would really love some help! I am very new to houseplant care. My Grandma recently gave me two lots of plant clippings that friends of hers had given to her. She does not know the proper names (and neither do the people who gifted the cuttings), and I haven't had any luck trying to identify them with my houseplant care books or with Google Images. These two pictures are of the second plant, which I've posted here separately for clarity's sake :) The leaves are large, tapering and have some variegation in colour. This plant was described to me as an aerial climber, but at a loss as to how to save the cuttings, I tried rooting it in water. As you can see from the second photo, a large root sort of like a little tap root has emerged on each stem. The shape lead me to believe it might be an arrowhead plant at first, but the leaves are not so deeply incised and the growth habit isn't right. I am very concerned about identifying this plant because I have never grown an aerial plant before and am not sure how to pot them or care for them. Any advice would be great appreciated :) Thanks for reading!
This is Epipremnium aureum, sometimes confusingly called Pothos. It will root in water, but prefers a loose soil with good drainage. And you'll need to give it something to climb for it to be really happy - a trellis works well, as does mesh (like pea netting) anchored to the wall. I also know growers who let the vines go a bit, then simply attach them to the wall using those little speaker-wire tack thingies.
Lorax - Thank you so very much for your quick reply! This is wonderful information :) I will definitely take your advice re: soil and trellising in mind! And I know exactly the little tacks you mean ;) I did a Google Image search (where would we be without Google, ha!) and it seems that pothos plants grow rather large! Will definitely be a focal in my living room. I'm happily off to look up more care info. Thank you again, this has made my day :) Lia P.S. I love your name, and Dr. Seuss!!!
Glad I could help! A good place to start for info is Exotic Rainforest. Bear in mind, of course, that he had a massive greenhouse, but what he has to say about soil mixes and plant training are very good advice.
WOWZERS! What a garden! With tropical birds and everything. This is so amazing, that you so much for link Lorax! I've only just started looking around, but his essay called "Natural Variation and Ontogeny" was easy to read, contains pictures of the Pothos are different stages of growth (and do they ever grow big in the right environment it seems!) and explains why the same species can look so different. Wonderful help. Am off to read more! Thanks again :)
