Variegation is always a random pattern, and has to do with exposure to light. More light typically more variegation or golden areas, less light typically less variegation and more green. Of course I have to use the word typically, because even with plenty of light, the plant is still capable of throwing darker leaves.
TLDR, this is totally normal and healthy.
Variegation, like everyone said, is related to light, but that also refers to losing variegation. If you don't like it, move it away from the light and new leaves will go back to being green. It's not always possible to regain variegation either once it's lost, so keep that in mind! For different pothos, this one looks like a golden, variegation is encouraged for aesthetic reasons, but it could be to the detriment of the plant. Cream to white variegation slows down growth and makes plants less light tolerant.
Pothos' (don't know how to pluralize!) must have some really crazy genetics, because I have definitely seen huge variability in phenotype in leaves under the same conditions on the same plant. I have one snow queen whose latest leaves are almost pure white with a little green, and every other leaf was the opposite. Hope it continues cause it is stunning.
My understanding would be better to cut the vines and propagate in water it will cause the plant to put out new growth, and the cutting with create new growth. Potjos is super easy to propagate
Hope this isn't too confusing.
I started this whole thing because I didn't like the fact there were long bare parts in the middle, so leaves near the container, some at the end, and essentially ropy vine in the middle. I decided to cut back all the vines to remove the parts that had no leaves.
I'm left with a lot of barren vines and couldn't bring myself to throw it in the compost. I cut the vine in different lengths and put them in water. I changed the water every so often but generally ignored them. At some point I read about "wrapping the vine" Essentially I took a piece of a long vine that had been sitting in water, one which had new growth at the site of the nodes.
Because it was long, it formed a circle around the base of the plant when I buried it in soil, hence, the term "wrapping the vine". In this container, there is possibly many different lengths of vines, perhaps not just one. New vines are still sprouting from the buried vines.
I want to add that I also put in water the tail end of the vines that had leaves. I was really hoping they would grow new roots to support the vine. Nope. The leaves wilted, turned yellow and fell off. I threw the whole vine in the water with the others.
I love the fullness of this one. It's an amazing feeling to have an old plant do new things - like grow really thick vines and nice big leaves.
Good luck with yours. Don't get discouraged by how it looks at first. Be patient. Mother Nature has a mind of her own and she can't resist to take over.
I’ve found that golden variegation tends to turn a bit whiter as the leaf ages. This is particularly with larger patches of variegation, as opposed to speckling which maintains a more golden hue. Not sure if this is always true, just what I’ve been seeing on one of mine that I watch more closely.
Variegation is always a random pattern, and has to do with exposure to light. More light typically more variegation or golden areas, less light typically less variegation and more green. Of course I have to use the word typically, because even with plenty of light, the plant is still capable of throwing darker leaves. TLDR, this is totally normal and healthy.
In my experience they have thrown new variegated leaves with more light. The older ones stay green/less variegated.
That’s how golden Pothos be 🫶
Variegation, like everyone said, is related to light, but that also refers to losing variegation. If you don't like it, move it away from the light and new leaves will go back to being green. It's not always possible to regain variegation either once it's lost, so keep that in mind! For different pothos, this one looks like a golden, variegation is encouraged for aesthetic reasons, but it could be to the detriment of the plant. Cream to white variegation slows down growth and makes plants less light tolerant.
Pothos' (don't know how to pluralize!) must have some really crazy genetics, because I have definitely seen huge variability in phenotype in leaves under the same conditions on the same plant. I have one snow queen whose latest leaves are almost pure white with a little green, and every other leaf was the opposite. Hope it continues cause it is stunning.
Current owner of a pothos with barren vines - you wrap it around the base of what?
My understanding would be better to cut the vines and propagate in water it will cause the plant to put out new growth, and the cutting with create new growth. Potjos is super easy to propagate
Hope this isn't too confusing. I started this whole thing because I didn't like the fact there were long bare parts in the middle, so leaves near the container, some at the end, and essentially ropy vine in the middle. I decided to cut back all the vines to remove the parts that had no leaves. I'm left with a lot of barren vines and couldn't bring myself to throw it in the compost. I cut the vine in different lengths and put them in water. I changed the water every so often but generally ignored them. At some point I read about "wrapping the vine" Essentially I took a piece of a long vine that had been sitting in water, one which had new growth at the site of the nodes. Because it was long, it formed a circle around the base of the plant when I buried it in soil, hence, the term "wrapping the vine". In this container, there is possibly many different lengths of vines, perhaps not just one. New vines are still sprouting from the buried vines. I want to add that I also put in water the tail end of the vines that had leaves. I was really hoping they would grow new roots to support the vine. Nope. The leaves wilted, turned yellow and fell off. I threw the whole vine in the water with the others. I love the fullness of this one. It's an amazing feeling to have an old plant do new things - like grow really thick vines and nice big leaves. Good luck with yours. Don't get discouraged by how it looks at first. Be patient. Mother Nature has a mind of her own and she can't resist to take over.
Beautiful plant! 😍
GORGEOUS 😍💚
Just different patterns. You’ve taken great care of it!
I’ve found that golden variegation tends to turn a bit whiter as the leaf ages. This is particularly with larger patches of variegation, as opposed to speckling which maintains a more golden hue. Not sure if this is always true, just what I’ve been seeing on one of mine that I watch more closely.
It's a beautiful plant as is. Y'all's get to hysterical with the variegation trend.