Pitiful Pothos....

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deannaj1183 Canton, GA(Zone 7b) Feb 09, 2009

Hi guys,
I have a small Pothos I have had for about a year in an office setting. I changed jobs and took the plant home for a while. I brought it to my new office last week on a VERY cold day (~14 F) and now my plant is all wilty and pitiful looking. Several leaves are translucent/brown... Is it sad because I carried it through the COLD air on my fairly decent walk from the parking lot to my building? Is there anything I can do to help it? Or is something else the culprit?

Thanks!

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threegardeners North Augusta, ON Feb 09, 2009

I'm betting it was the cold! He'll lose the affected leaves but will eventually sprout more.

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dp72 Woodway, TX(Zone 8a) Feb 09, 2009

Thirty seconds of extreme cold can kill a potted plant. Likely you need a new pothos. They aren't expensive.

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deannaj1183 Canton, GA(Zone 7b) Feb 09, 2009

Aw, my poor little Pothos! I know they aren't expensive, but I love THAT ONE! LOL.
Maybe he won't die.... I've kept him alive for over a year! It was a record! Minus the cactus I gave to my moma after it attacked me one time...

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threegardeners North Augusta, ON Feb 09, 2009

Keep him around for a couple of weeks to see. You'll know if the stem remains solid. The roots could be ok too since they were below the soil line.

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dipsydoodle Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Feb 10, 2009

I'd keep an eye on him for a few weeks and see if he starts to sprout new leaves (I have a ponsettia which my mam kept moving into the dark so it lost ALL of it's leaves; it's sprouting new leaves already - it looks like a stick but it's sprouting so hopefully yours will do the same).

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barefoothippie Pottstown, PA Apr 17, 2010

hey if you pull off all the brown translucent leaves and make sure the rooting of the pothos is well the plant should recover in several weeks. i took a cutting of pothos from a friend and when i put it in soil, the roots died, and the leaves dropped but it pulled through after i put it back in water and let it grow more roots.

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deannaj1183 Canton, GA(Zone 7b) Apr 19, 2010

This guy actually lived through losing all but 3 leaves from this. He's beautiful and thriving, well as much as one can in an office with no windows.

And I did just as you said barefoothippie :)

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KyWoods Highland Heights, KY(Zone 6a) Apr 23, 2010

I love happy endings! I know what you mean, you get attached to certain plants! Glad he made a full recovery.

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deannaj1183 Canton, GA(Zone 7b) Apr 26, 2010

:) Thanks!

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