Trailing Plants

Neon Pothos Care Guide: Keeping That Bright Green Color Neon pothos is one of those plants that earns its name. The leaves are a vivid, almost electric chartreuse, not the soft green of most houseplants, but something closer to neon yellow-green that practically glows in a sunny corner. If you have one and the color is fading, or you are thinking about getting one and want to keep it looking the way it did in the store, this guide is for you. ...

The Plant That Forgives Almost Everything If you’ve ever killed a plant and sworn off houseplants forever, heartleaf philodendron is the one that might change your mind. It grows enthusiastically in conditions most other plants would sulk in: low light, occasional missed waterings, a corner that’s been neglected for weeks. The heartleaf philodendron (Philodendron hederaceum) is a fast-growing tropical vine with glossy, heart-shaped leaves that trail beautifully from shelves or climb a moss pole if you give it something to hold onto. It’s been a staple of homes and offices for decades, and for good reason: it doesn’t ask for much, and it gives back a lot. ...

Something about a trailing plant draws you in. Maybe it’s the way a long vine spills over a shelf edge, or how the stems catch the light on their way down to the floor. If you’ve been looking for the best trailing plants for indoor spaces, this list covers fifteen of them, from near-indestructible classics to slow-growing collectors’ pieces. A trailing plant is any plant that grows by sending stems outward and downward rather than upward. Instead of reaching for the ceiling, it reaches for the floor, the wall, or whatever happens to be nearby. That growth habit makes them ideal for hanging baskets, high shelves, wardrobes, and bookshelves. They add movement to a room in a way that upright plants simply can’t. ...

Philodendron Brasil Care Guide: Variegation and Growing Tips If you picked up a Philodendron Brasil because those heart-shaped leaves with their bold yellow and lime-green streaks caught your eye, you made a good call. Brasil is a variegated cultivar of the classic heartleaf philodendron: same easy-going nature, same forgiving personality, but with leaves that look like someone painted them by hand. Each one comes out slightly different, which makes watching new growth feel like opening a small surprise. ...

What Makes Marble Queen Pothos Special You probably noticed her before you even looked at the label. The swirling cream and soft green, the way the pattern shifts across each leaf so no two look quite the same. Marble Queen Pothos has that effect on people. She’s a variegated cultivar of Epipremnum aureum, the trailing vine most of us already know and love, but with a twist: roughly half of each leaf is white or cream and contains no chlorophyll at all. The green portions are doing all the photosynthetic work. That’s what makes her care slightly more demanding than a regular pothos, and what makes her so worth getting right. ...

Golden Pothos Care Guide: The Classic Easy Houseplant If there’s one plant that belongs in every home, it’s golden pothos. You’ve almost certainly seen her before: those heart-shaped leaves with splashes of gold and green, trailing lazily from a shelf or cascading out of a hanging basket. Golden pothos is the plant that turns people into plant people. She’s forgiving, fast-growing, and genuinely hard to kill. Golden pothos (Epipremnum aureum) is a tropical vining plant native to the Solomon Islands, prized for its variegated yellow-green leaves and remarkable adaptability to almost any indoor environment. According to the University of Florida IFAS Extension, golden pothos can reach lengths of 40 feet in its native tropical habitat, which explains the spectacular trailing plants you sometimes see spilling down entire bookshelves in offices and lobbies. ...