Pothos

It got away from me ten years ago,, but I have been watering them.

Another

I was amazed when I discovered that the ones I see outside, like yours, with the huge leaves, is the very same plant that most people grow as houseplants. For the longest time I thought it was a giant variety, not so--very same plant.

last year I took my "houseplant" and planted it outside, hoping it will grow up my oak tree. It is growing slowly. Does anybody know if it will choke the tree? wouldn't want that to happen.

It may choke a tree in tropics, but even where I live Daytona Beach, it's not a problem, here they are very popular

They are everywhere down here in the keys and huge too, climbing every kind of tree. They seem to co-exist pretty well with their hosts.

I stuck a potted one outside 2 years ago and oh my gosh it has just taken off like wild fire! The size of the leaves surprised me too. Last winter was mild and it is in a protective area so even that didn't slow it down.

I thought I had sent this msg. but I probably forgot to hit send. I found out that devil's ivy will grow outside quite by accident. Didn't even have to plant it - just had thrown some cuttings out the front door onto another bed and the rest was history - the darn things thrived! The taller they grow, the larger the leaves get. For me they got to be quite invasive but I need to plant some more at this house. When you decide to trim the stuff be careful that you don't leave a leaf, a section of stem, a root where you don't want it because it will definitely grow and get away from you.

Ann

I was talking to one of my neighbors yesterday and we discussed this pothos. Hers is planted in mostly shade and she wasn't exactly thrilled that it's grown so fast, however she claims it hides the weeds, so not all bad, lol.

Mine is planted in mostly sun, protected only by the shade provided by the oak trunk itself. that seems to keep growth slow. Mine died back last winter, despite it being so mild, but came back.

LOL, and I was out with my camera taking pictures of mine that had crawled up the fence - describing them as big as dinner plates...But THOSE -- are huge..also glad to know the name..I never paid attention to the name before. I always describe them as "you know, those office cubical plants"?

rj

I wonder if Oak leaves lend to the plants vigor. I know my EE's really love the leaves.
Rj

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I know this is confusing but this plant has been called pothos for so long but it is infact a form of EPIPREMNUM pinnatum. The leading botanist on this group believes he found this exact form growing on a island native and not introduced. This plant is so widely grown and it is sad to say no one has ever photographed actually seen a flower. Botanist have theorys on exactly what it is and it is most likely a Epipremnum but the group pothos was put on the plant by the nursery buisness many many years ago and the name has stuck with the plant.
I have heard that to get the plant to flower you must first let if climb up a tree 50 to 100 feet tall and as the vines start to hang back down they will flower usually 30 to 70 feet up in the air making the flowers very hard to get to. If anyone has one this large I would suggest spraying it with gilberic acid to get flowers to form. If anyone is able to get a flower taking good photos and sending a fresh flower to my botanist friends would get a good ID on the thing. If anyone ever gets a flower contact me and I will give you info on how to ship and prepare the flower. THANKS

Had them for years, but in the house until recently and you are right, I have never seen a flower. I'd love to see one.

Far as I know it's Pothos Scindapsis, and Marble Queen Scindapsis, which is green and white, No yellow It did'nt
make it out side.

Brian thanks for the lesson. I learn so much from you, but I must say, I think RJ has the best nomenclature:

Office Cubicle Plant

lol lol lol

So, if I plant my little one in the ground (in the greenhouse) it will get big? I've only ever seen it as a house plant. I have 1 now as a hanging basket in the gh.

To flower, must it grow 50 feet up the tree? Mine is only about 20 feet up, but the length of the vine is much longer- don't know how long b/c it's growing deep within the surinam cherry bushes, but it does grow across the length of the yard and back. I know of trees in my neighborhood where the vine has grown over the tree and already has lengths hanging down, but I couldn't really hang around the tree without having the police called. ;)

Is there any idea when it blooms, and/or how conspicuous the blooms may be? Or at least what color the blooms may be?

~Gina

Usually you would need a very large mature plant these are usually growing up huge trees in Florida you should first see mature leaves which are about 3 feet long and very split leaf. Once it does this it seems to put off runners much like it would on the ground but instead these hang downward from the main vine. As far as I know once it does this it is possible for it to flower usually high up in the canapy on these hanging vines. The flower would be fairly noticable probably about 3 to 8 inches long and similar to a peace lily flower. Their is a theory that the plants flower simontaniously all over the world much like some bamboos do. This could happen every 10 years or more. I would suggest the Gibberellic acid to get it to flower it works after about 140 days once applied.

vossner I completely understand. I think sometimes it would be easier to move the names rather then move the plants. Many of the botanist I really wonder if they know what they are truely looking at. I was talking to a botanist one time over the name of a certain plant I had seen it in a book given this particular name and said it was not it. The book was wrong so I started to name off similar species which it could be. The conversation went on then he pulls out a name that I have never heard. He tells me it is new and that this is its new name that he is doing a revision on the plant. The plant had been around and collected and aparently given a name by the collector who discovered it because his name was on it. But now that this botanist has rediscovered it he is changing the name. Other great stories are when the botanist looks at a plant for a few hours then is certain it is such and such species. Then a year or two later comes back looks at the tag and says who was the idiot that put that name on the plant. LOL of course it was him the year before. I have heard stories like this all the time and as soon as I learn the plants correct scientific name it seems a new botanist decides it is all wrong and should be changed.

Ok Brian, thanks- the vine on my tree is split leaved; it is a very mature vine, as can be estimated when you see the thickness of the runners which protrude out from under the bushes! I'll look around for some of that acid, but I won't hold my breath on waiting for the vine to flower, lol.

i have a huge one up about 40ft. not really sure where i would find the gibberelic acid though.

Yes Miss Linda,
this is a cubicle plant - was small a few years ago, warm winter last year really grew. It is now traveling on the ground to new horizons.

...now to change the name again in the journal