Indoor Plant Care - How to Houseplant Care

Question from Kate... Pothos Marble Queen  I'm wondering if there is any way to revive a pothos plant? I received it in beautiful, healthy condition - about 6 vines? ranging from 1-3ft long. I promptly left it in my un-garaged car for 3 days in 30-50 degree temps. I remembered it, brought it inside, watered it but many of the leaves & vine stems are now dark green & limp - not completely wilted, but getting there. I feel awful and am hoping it can be resurrected. Any advice will be very much appreciated, as is this forum -thank you! Answer...   Hi Kate, The best advice I can offer would be to cut back the vines and hope there was no root damage. If the roots are okay the plant should regrow. The damaged foliage will not recover and needs to be removed, in any case. I know many people balk at cutting their plants back. In my experience, the plants that I keep pruned on a regular basis are also the best looking plants. Pruning promotes new growth and ne...

My Pothos Marble Queen Pothos plant is a household favorite and is on my list of the ten best houseplants , for their easy care and durability.  Also called Scindapsus Aureus or Epipremnum Aureum, they are known in some places as " Devil's Ivy ". The Golden Pothos is the most common varieties. It has a glossy green leaf "painted" with yellow. It should stay that way in bright light  but if kept in lower light it may start to lose some of the yellow in the leaf and show more of the green. Lower light will also mean less frequent watering  of indoor plants. Other common Pothos are the Marble Queen Pothos , which is marbled with white and green with picture at bottom of page and the all green Jade Pothos .  Read more...