Things Needed
Tip
Large Scindapsus aureus plants are actually made up of several cutting that have been rooted in soil . This have good economic consumption of the cutting , as they can be transplant into more attractive pile and return as natural endowment . Prune your pothos on a regular basis to keep it full and well - forge .
Warning
Pothos vine can attach themselves to wall and other hearty surface , causing price when you remove them . Pothos plants also occasionally drop water from the ends of their parting , so be sure to set the pots on some kind of protective tray or mat to keep prejudicial article of furniture . According to North Carolina State University , all parts of the Epipremnum aureum industrial plant are vicious if corrode in big amount , and can get spartan mouth pain ; combustion and bump of the lips , mouth , tongue and throat ; and may also cause looseness . Frequent contact with the plant life can also make pocket-size pelt irritation in some individuals . In lawsuit of exposure or ingestion , call the National Poison Control Center at 1 - 800 - 222 - 1222 .
Pothos , or devil ’s ivy , is an easy adaptable plant life that tolerates a wide compass ofindoor develop conditions . Pothos ( Epipremnum aureum ) will grow in down in the mouth light or direct sun , nerveless or warm rooms , in tabletop planters and flow baskets , and twining up totem supports . Its large heart - shaped leaves browse from a solid immature color to green with snowy , sensationalistic , or cream - colored streaks . If not cut regularly , pothos sends out vines that can cross an intact elbow room , attaching itself to whatever open its root knob do into touch with .
Step 1
Place the pothos plant on several thicknesses of newspaper . Select the vines you want to clip , and unravel them cautiously from the main plant .
Step 2
Trace the vine you are trim down to the grease line , and carefully geld them at a tip about 2 inches from the grease . trend at a distributor point just above a leaf so as not to create an unsightly leafless stem .
Step 3
Continue trimming the vines until the plant pop to take on the desired form , as pruning will promote more compact and shaggy-coated outgrowth . Inspect the plant for mealy bugs , a common pestis of golden pothos , which appear as a whitened pig under the parting .
Step 4
cover mealy bugs , if necessary , on the leave that remain on the industrial plant by rubbing them off with an inebriant - souse cotton fiber swab . Trim off and dispose of any other discolored leave or stems .
Step 5
Cut the long healthy vine that you lop off into sections containing one base thickening , as they can well be rootle in water or grime as new plants .
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