| Scientific name |
Epipremnum aureum |
| Common name |
Money Plant, Golden pothos, Neon Pothos, ceylon creeper,hunter’s robe, ivy arum, house plant,silver vine, Solomon Islands ivy, marble queen, and taro vine,devil’s vine or devil’s ivy
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| Temperature requirement |
25-35°C |
| Humidity |
40-50% |
| Light |
Bright indirect light |
| Watering |
water everyday and keep moist |
| Pests |
Aphids and mealy bugs. |
| Pet friendliness |
Not hazardous |
| Maximum plant height |
Up to 18m |
| Potting mix |
potting soil / Red soil / Manure / Perlite |
| Pot requirement |
Good drainage and repot every 1-2 years |
| Nutrition |
Apply Manure for first 15 days and NPK for next 15 days |
| Pruning & training |
Remove dead and diseased leaves with sterile shears |
| Flower colour & season |
N/A |
| Description |
Neon Pothos (Epipremnum aureum) is a popular houseplant that is grown indoors mostly in water. Neon Pothos is believed that having a money plant at home brings benefits such as good luck, happiness, wealth and prosperity. Money plant is also known by many other names such as Neon Pothos, silver vine, devil’s vine, devil’s ivy, Solomon Islands ivy, hunter’s robe, ivy arum, taro vine, feng shui money plant.A money plant has large heart-shaped leaves with a leathery and shiny surface.Money plant can grow in both direct and indirect sun light. However, too much direct sun light can turn the leaves yellow and even burn them.Money plant is very easy to propagate. The money plant is easily grown from a cutting. It can be grown in both soil and water.Money plants prefer well-drained soil. You can choose potting soil having high pearlite content, or you can grow your plant well in a mixture of river sand and normal potting soil.If you do not prune your money plant, it will grow very long. To maintain the size of your money plant, carefully prune the plant each year so that it stays low to the trunk with a compact look. You can Propagate money plants easily by the cuttings and that too, with a very high success rate. All you are required to do is to take a stem cutting, which is 3-6 inches long, and plant it in a potting medium or place it in water. |
