Species · genus Epipremnum · Araceae
Golden Pothos
Epipremnum aureum (Linden & André) G.S.Bunting
Also known as: Devil's Ivy · Golden Hunter's-robe · Ivy Arum · Silver Vine · Taro Vine
Cultivars of E. aureum
The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.
No named cultivars catalogued under E. aureum yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.
Guide
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An easygoing trailing aroid that tolerates low light and irregular watering. Let the soil dry out well between drinks — it would far rather be too dry than too wet.
Care recipe
The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.
Care notes are early — not yet verified
- Light
- Horta curated (seed)
- Water
- ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-14d)
- Humidity
- ai:claude-opus-4-8
- Soil
- ai:claude-fable-5
- Care
- ai:claude-fable-5
Bright, indirect
≈ every 14 days
Medium
15–29 °C
Any well-draining potting mix — famously unfussy
Stem cuttings root readily in water
Balanced liquid feed monthly in the growing season
Fast
Almost never flowers in cultivation
Toxic to cats & dogs
Insoluble calcium oxalates — oral irritation, drooling, vomiting. This is where toxicity lives: every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.
Reference images
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No reference gallery yet
A few clear photos — habit, a mature leaf, a flower if it blooms — would give this page its eyes.
Add imagesSources: Horta curated (seed) · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-14d) · ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-fable-5 · ASPCA
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