hi everyone its Marianne
and welcome to My Wasteless Life
in this video I'll talk about
the different varieties of pothos
and how to tell them apart
pothos are arguably the most popular houseplant
they're very common and affordable
easy to care for and propagate
they're indoor air purifiers
and it looks good in any part of any interior decor
from dorms to offices
to apartments and homes
They are native to the island of Moorea
in French Polynesia
but has also become native to
many Pacific Islands Southeast Asian countries
and found as house plants worldwide
I personally have mine
on my green wall
on my plant shelf
and on my dresser
as they gave me the indoor jungle vibe that I love
pothos are often mistaken for philodendrons
and vice versa
probably because they both belong
to the family of arum or aroids
there's also scindapsus pictus varieties
that the houseplant community
considers as or referred to as pothos
but that's likely because in the early 1900's
pothos are classified as scindapsus aurea
the current classification of pothos is
epipremnum aureum
but don't worry about scientific names or classifications
don't let that confuse you
to make it easier I categorized the different
varieties of pothos into three groups:
epipremnum, philodendron and scindapsus
the first and largest group is epipremnum
technically pothos are officially classified as
epipremnum aureum
for most epipremnums
the basic shape of the leaf is narrow heart shaped leaf
they are also vining plants and
while you can put them up in moss poles
or train them to go up on a trellis
they're actually not climbing plants
there's about a dozen varieties of Epipremnums
that I'm going to talk about in this group
but the main ones are:
the golden or jade pothos, neon pothos,
marble queen pothos, Manjula pothos and n'joy pothos
while the rest are the highly variegated hybrid
or cultivar versions
of this five or six that I've mentioned
so the very first one is none other than
the golden pothos
golden pothos is the most common one of all pothos
they are mostly green
with some yellow variegation in them
while the Jade pothos is completely green
without any variegation
golden pothos are actually more commonly sold
pothos in low light, like in very dark under stories in the wild
can still remain very green which I suspect is the case
with the Jade pothos
but when more light is introduced to them
the yellow or the golden variegation comes out
and that's probably why golden pothos
are the most common of all pothos
the next one is the marble queen pothos
the marble queen pothos is actually the very first pothos
that I got and the one that made me realize
there's more than one variety of pothos
they retain the same shape of leaf as golden pothos
but their variagation is a mix of green, light green and white
the variagation is not consistent in every leaf
but there's like a watercolor splash pattern to them
so for example
sometimes the leaves one side is completely green
and the other side is white
with some green splashes on them
the next one is the Manjula pothos
if you're new to pothos it is very hard to identify
marble Queen from manjula pathos
and in #25DaysofPlantmas
I did a video on how to tell the manjula pothos and marble queen pothos apart.
so if you want a more in-depth video on that
then you can go watch it up here
the link is up in the cards
and also down in the description
but the main way to tell the difference
between the Manjula pothos and marble queen pothos
is not through their variegation
which is like 90 percent similar
but through the shape of their leaves
for the most part the shape of the Manjula pothos '
is wider and rounder compared to the marble queen pothos
and the variegation also follows the shape of the leaf
so the next one is the neon pothos
the neon pothos is basically the same as the Jade pothos
it's just that color is neon or limegreen
or chartreuse in color
when the leaves are young like over here
it's more neon yellow
but as they mature
they go a bit darker into this neon green
where it is still brighter and lighter
in color in comparison to the golden or Jade pathos
so this is the golden pothos
and this is the neon pothos
next one is n'joy pothos
n'joy pothos also has green and white variegations in it
but instead of splashes it comes in a more solid color,
kind of like this one
and the pattern of its variegation is often
the green is in the middle and the white is on the outside
and there's no splashes to them
the n'joy pothos often gets confused with another variety which is
the pearls and pothos or glacier pothos
that is because the pearls and jade pothos
is the hybrid of the marble Queen and n'joy pothos
so with the pearls and jade pothos
you can see the similarities with the n'joy pothos
when it comes to the variegation
green on the inside and white on the outside
but in its white variegation parts also has splashes of green
like we see in marble queen pothos
so that's how you tell it's a pearls and Jade pathos and not njoy pathos
but when you buy them in big box stores
or maybe even in nurseries you can find
some njoy pothos mixed in with pearls and jade photos
like with the case of this one
there are some njoy pothos mixed in
with the rest of the pearls and Jade pothos
so the next one is the jessenia pothos
which is a cultivar from costa farms
it looks like a highly variegated golden pothos
there's about a pretty good mix of medium green
and chartreuse variegation in the plant
if making a comparison Jade pothos
is the completely green one
golden pothos is the one that has splashes of yellow variegation in it
and jessenia pothos is the one that has a pretty good mix
of medium green and yellow or chartreuse in them
I don't have a jessenia pothos
but I do have a cutting of it over here
if I can show it to you
I have a cutting of it over here I don't know if you can really tell
because it has only one very small leaf right now
but as you can see from the stem
which pretty much tells you the kind of variegation the leaf would have
it is very mixed with the green and chartruese color on the stem
so you know when the leaf comes out it's gonna be jessenia
so a jessenia would probably look
something like this as well
but this one is a golden pothos
so a little bit more yellow variegation
that is a jessenia pothos
likewise Snow Queen pothos
looks a lot like the Marble Queen pothos
but the Snow Queen pothos variegation tends to be
a little bit more consistent than the marble queen pothos
and has a lot more white variegation
so if it I could look for a leaf that
looks like a snow queen pothos...
so this one mostly has like white variegation in it
with splashes of green
so if you get a snow queen pothos plant
most of the leaves would look like this
very white with green splashes in them
marble queen pothos tend to have
a little bit more variety in its variegation
Harlequin pothos also looks very very similar to
Manjula pathos kind of like
what the Snow Queen is to the marble Queen and
Jessenia pothos is to the golden pothos
Harlequin pothos looks like a very very
variegated version of Manjula pathos
with a lot of white variegation in it
the way to differentiate between the two
is the majula pathos tend to have green and white
variegations in them in different shades
while the Harlequin pothos tends
to be more solidly green and solidly white
kind of like the njoy pathos
and white variegation in Harlequin pothos
as you can see in this photo
is very prominent in the plant
variegated neon pothos
has also been popping up
in the market, which is basically
a neon pothos that has some yellow or darker green
variegation in it
so my neon pothos is actually two plants I put into one
and I suspect one of the plants is actually variegated
because I can see if I look closely
it's not very prominent
but I can see some variegation in them
like with this one
and I also seen it in the new growth in the plants
like with this one
you can see there's like a darker green variation
on the rim of this leaf
last but not the least in this group of epipremnum
is the cebu blue pothos
this cebu blue pothos is actually
not an epipremnum aureum
but epipremnum pinnatum
this is native to the Philippines
it's named after the city of its origin, Cebu
which is located in the Visayas region in the Philippines
its leaves look longer than most of other pothos
it has a texture to them
the leaves are green but there's like a
blue undertone to them
and if you can get a cebu blue pothos to mature and
trail up it can actually have fenestrations
Steve's Leaves have been growing
mature cebu blue pathos in their green house
and they managed to get
their mature cebu blue pathos to fenestrate
and last I've heard they have started to
propagate them for a future sale
so I believe that cebu blue pothos
the mature fenestrated ones
will be one of the hottest plants if not the hottest
plant in 2020 and it's gonna be like
The Hunger Games in houseplant community once
the mature and fenestrated cebu blue pothos
becomes available on the Steves Leaves website
so if you're one of those highly anticipating the mature
and fenestrated cebu blue pothos from Steves Leaves
maybe the odds be ever in your favor
so those are the different varieties of prothos
that are classified as epipremnum
but as I mentioned earlier there are philodendrons and scindapsus
that are commonly referred to or considered as pothos
within the houseplant community
so let's go over them starting with
philodendron
philodendrons that vine are often mistaken as
or referred to as pothos
the vining philodendrons have a wider and rounder heart-shaped leaves
compared to epipremnums
and they do have the ability to climb up
and not just trail
when they're growing new leaves they tend to point
or grow up in search of something to grab on to
and when the leaves are young
they are peach in color
as well as their stems are peach in color
but as they mature they become more green
or into the variegation that they have as mature plants
the first one is the Heartleaf philodendron or philodendron scandens
this one is basically the same as the Jade pothos
it's all green it has no variegation in it
the only difference is in the shape of their leaves
the same way with the philodendron neon or philodendron lemon lime
its color looks exactly like the neon pothos
but has the same shape of leaves
as the philodendron scandens or heartleaf philodendron
and the philodendron mican looks exactly the same as
the heartleaf philodendron as well
but its leaves are darker green in color
and sometimes even burgundy
and the texture of the leaf has a velvety texture to them
the next three philodendrons I'm going to
talk about are also very similar each other
and a bit harder to tell apart
than the first three that I mentioned
this one is the philodendron brasil
and this philodendron Brasil is green
with yellow lime variegation in it
that is not always consistent
more often the variegation comes in from
the middle like this
and sometimes they'll get leaves
that are completely lemon-lime and narrow like this one
here's another one that is like almost completely lime
and you can also get variegation that is half green
and half lime so the variegation is not consistent
but it's mostly lemon-lime variegation that is coming from the middle
and the next one is the philodendron Rio
which is a sport of the philodendron Brasil and
its variegation is a bright silver and white
that comes from the center instead of the lemon-lime
and the other one is the philodendron Gabby
or philodendron cream splash
which looks exactly like the philodendron Brasil
but instead
of the lemon-lime variegation it has white
or cream variegation in leaves
so the last group of pothos is the scindapsus
and as mentioned earlier
pothos in the early 1900's are classified as
scindapsus aurea
but the plants I'm talking about in this category
are still classified as scindapsus pictus
and to make it a little bit more confusing
scindapsus pictus are often sold as silver philodendron
in most big-box stores and nurseries
but Gabriela Plants
put out this Scindapsus ID guide on their Instagram
which I often refer to and it's very helpful
and their common distinctive feature is
the silvery glitter-y variegation splashed in
varying degrees on their very green leaves
the scindapsus pictus's leaves feels a little bit hardier and thicker
compared to the philodendron and the epipremnum
and their leaves are a little bit narrower than the philodendron
but are wider than the epipremnum
this is the only scindapsus that I have
which is the scindapsus pictus argyreus
and also my favorite one among the scindapsus
and the first time I bought a scindapsus pictus
it was labeled as a silver philodendron
and you can watch in this video up here
of me being confused on what this plant is actually called
and there's the Silvery Ann
which has the same size of leaves as the scindapsus pictus argyreus
but has more silver variegation in it
and the leaves would have more silver than green in them
meanwhile the Silver Satin
looks like a larger version of the schindapsus pictus argyreus
and the pattern of its silver variegation
is more mosaic and pixelated like
compared to the one in the scindapsus pictus argyreus
and last but not the least is
the scindapsus pictus exotica
which looks like a larger version and of the Silvery Ann
which also has a lot of silver variegation in it
but in my opinion is more consistent with its pattern
compared to the Silvery Ann
and as houseplant enthusiasts
the differences among varieties matter
IF you really want to get a specific variety
and you want to make sure you're getting the right one
especially since some of these varieties are
more expensive and less common than others
and sellers often mislabeled them
whether intentionally or not
but at the same time this also shows that
you don't really have to have all of them
if you're a plant collector especially if
you're like a pothos collector like me
because at some point they all look very
the same to the untrained eye
especially for the highly variegated ones
if we cannot give them or keep up with the conditions
that they need to keep their variegation then
your snow queen is just going to
look like your marble Queen and
your philodendron and scindapsus
are going to be very hard to tell apart
from each other
I hope you find this helpful in learning the different
varieties of pothos and how to tell them apart
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I will have a complete guide to pothos
all through this month
in my next pothos video
I will tell you all you need to know on
how to properly take care of your pothos
they are very easy care plants but
they're NOT impossible to kill as I
found out for myself the hard way when I
kill the golden pothos that was two years old
and was already trailing 3 ft long
but I've since learned my lessons and I'm very happy to share with you my
knowledge on how to properly care for and how to grow healthy pothos
following that video I will show you how to propagate your pothos to make them
look fuller, trail longer, and have bigger leaves
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