Philodendron Vs Pothos Care. Fertilize once a month during the growing season and prune in the spring. The plant native to western pacific islands pothos is known by an array of common names including devil s vine ceylon creeper taro vine or silver vine.
How to care for philodendron plants. Pothos aerial roots are thick nubs with just one root extending from a node. Pothos is a type of flowering plant in the araceae family.
Pothos plants have leaves with a silver or white coloration whereas philodendron leaves are completely green.
A pothos s glossy leaves are thicker than a heartleaf philodendron s matte elongated heart shaped leaves. A pothos s glossy leaves are thicker than a heartleaf philodendron s matte elongated heart shaped leaves. Of course there are many species and varieties of pothos epipremnum genus and philodendron philodendron genus. Pothos and philodendrons are two separate and distinct plants that belong to separate genera.
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