Scientific Name:
Epipremnum aureum
Pronunciation:
ep-ih-PREM-num OR-ee-um
Common Name:
devil's ivy, golden pothos
Family Name:
Araceae
Plant Type:
Indoor foliage plant, Vine or climber
Key ID Features:
Trailing vine; leaves alternate, obovate, most blades on trailing stems are 4-10cm long x 2-6cm wide, green and white variegation, usually cream mottling rather than an organized variegation.
Habit:
Pendulous, Spreading
Form:
Climbing, Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
10 - 15m
Mature Spread:
7 - 10m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
(Solomon Islands, Mo'orea)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Sheltered
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Hanging basket, Indoor plant (Caution: poisonous parts)
Additional Info:
Google (usually only juvenile leaves form on house plants). Compare to Philodendron hederaceum.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Yellow, bright green and striped yellow or white
Colour in Fall:
Green, Yellow
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Entire
Additional Info:
Leaves variegated, Juvenile leaves on indoor potted plants usually less than 10cm long; mature leaves in tropics or solariums can reach 80cm long and become irregularly pinnatisect
Inflorescence Type:
Spadix (& spathe)
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Number Of Petals:
0
Colour (petals):
Green
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Additional Info:
Unlikely to flower without gibberellin hormone treatment
Fruit Type:
Berry (true)
Fruit Colour:
Orange, Red
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Very unlikely to form
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Organ Modifications:
Aerial or climbing roots, Succulent leaves, Succulent stems
Propagation:
Cuttings, Layering, Division - above ground parts
Light Level:
High
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot, Mites, Scale insects
