The Marble Pothos Plant That Would Thrive On An Entryway Table

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There's a reason why people love getting houseplants as gifts. The splash of green instantly spruces up a room's aesthetic and offers a pretty view to ride out the depressing rainy season and drab winters (invaluable when you live in colder climates). Marble Queen pothos (Epipremnum aureum 'Marble Queen') takes it up a notch with — as you guessed it — its marbled appearance.

Unlike Golden pothos, of which it is a cultivar, Marble Queen pothos features heavy cream-white streaking across its foliage and stems. Since it strikes up such a gorgeous display, it's a leading contender for a focal display on entryway tables and is sure to uplift your mood when you enter your home. Plus, it's established to purify the air by filtering out some indoor pollutants, so you also enjoy the advantage of better air quality. That it tolerates low light conditions further adds to its appeal. However, don't place it in a dark corner without any bright light in sight, or its brilliant variegation will fade out fast. Households with kids or pets should be careful, as Marble Queen pothos contains toxic calcium oxalate crystals that can irritate the skin and cause diarrhea on ingestion.

Although its visual beauty is reason enough to garner a spot on your entryway table, Marble Queen pothos has more to offer — easy care being the foremost. Placed in optimal conditions, it rarely attracts the common pests that tend to wreak havoc on houseplants. So, you won't have to worry about spider mites, thrips, and mealybugs messing up your entryway display overnight and making it look bad.

Plus, it's highly forgiving. Being drought-tolerant, it doesn't mind if you forget to water it. Sure, the leaves will eventually curl up, turn brown, or even drop if deprived of water for extended periods, but the plant will recover quickly after you give its potting medium a good soak. Going forward, make it a practice to water it whenever the top 1 inch dries out to achieve the best display. You should fertilize your pothos beauty at least once during spring and summer. Any balanced, liquid fertilizer for houseplants would do. We recommend Bonide's Houseplant Liquid Food 10-10-10.

As Marble Queen pothos doesn't show much green color on its leaves, it doesn't grow as fast as other pothos specimens. But you can encourage a fuller look through proper pruning. Remove any leggy or straggly portions down to a healthy joint. You can always use the cuttings to propagate pothos to get endless greenery for your home!

Also, consider running a humidifier, like the Levoit Classic 160 Top-Fill Ultrasonic Cool Mist Humidifier, during the day, especially in a dry home. This should encourage a more lush habit. Marble Queen pothos adapts well to average home conditions; anywhere between 60 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit is great. But it shouldn't be exposed to any hot or cold drafts, or it may become stressed and develop brown spots.

Rather than opting for a typical trellis or allowing them to cascade down the container, consider supporting the vines over a moss pole. That allows the aerial roots to tap into the sphagnum moss, encouraging new leaves to emerge noticeably larger than the previous growth. Repot the plant every couple of years to keep it vigorous. Moreover, use a perlite-based medium for adequate drainage.