My grandmother is dying and this is one if her plants that I am trying to keep alive. When i got it the white parts were wrapped in paper towels and in a cup and I tried burying them in the soil but it didn’t work out well.
She stresses not to over water them like once a week and lightly. Foes anyone know what these are called? And the best way to save this one? The one pic by beavis and butthead is of a healthier one she had planted before.
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this plant is difficult to kill and thrives in water rich environments.
my grandmother had one she kept for 40 years in a large bowl of water by the window. she moved it during winter away from the window to keep it away from the cold.
my mother then inherited it for another 20-ish years before she finally killed it by adding miracle gro to the bowl.
this plant likes water and sunlight and hates extreme cold. can’t get much simpler than that.
Sorry to hear about your grandmother. That plant is easy to save. In fact, it’s incredibly hard to kill. I’ve had one for more than 30 years. All you have to do is cut it back and water it regularly. It’ll grow back with a vengeance. Maybe repot it with a little extra soil once it’s stronger. Oh, and it’s a pothos.
Save? Looks fine to me. It might drop a few leaves from the stress of repotting but otherwise it looks fine, if a bit leggy from lack of light.
Pothos are pretty resilient. But does that pot have a drainage hole in the bottom? I never recommend a pot with no hole, because any excess water will sit at the bottom and encourage root rot.
Put it in a pot with a hole, and give it a good soaking after repotting to reduce the stress. It’ll be fine.
Also, don’t worry too much about overwatering (if in a pot with a hole). If a pothos gets too much water, it’ll actually sweat it out! If it’s underwatered and thirsty, you’ll be able to tell pretty quick because it starts to get limp and droopy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epipremnum_aureum
It does very well grown hydroponically. The easiest way to re-pot this plant is to take cuttings and put them into a jar or vase of water. I usually add a feeding of fertilizer into the water as well. Put it on a windowsill that doesn’t get much direct sunlight and wait a month. Top off the water as needed. You can them plant the rooted cuttings into a new pot and soil.
