If you’re just getting into houseplants or looking to expand your collection, the pothos is an excellent choice. This plant has remained a favorite among household varieties—and for good reason!
The plant tolerates a wide range of conditions including low light and inconsistent watering. This indoor beginner’s friend even holds up well in homes with lower humidity, making it great for those dry winter months!
Pothos are vines that can grow on a desk or tabletop, climb or trail. The plant is also quite versatile – it’s easy to propagate with seeds for friends who enjoy sharing cuttings (which means you never have an empty walls space).
It will give your home some much needed greenery without taking up too much room so people always see its beautiful face!
Take a look at our favorite 9 low-maintenance pothos plants you should have in your home!
1. Golden Pothos
Golden Pothos is the best-known and most popular home indoor plant. This gorgeous vine has large leaves that can grow up to a foot in length, making it easy to cover any area with its beautiful coloration!
The more light you give this plant, the better its leaves will be!
2. Neon Pothos
It’s no secret that neon pothos has a penchant for bright colors. It starts out with the most beautiful shade of chartreuse and matures into soft green in high light, but low enough lighting can still bring that eye-catching intensity!
3. Marble Queen Pothos
Her Majesty’s leaves are typically dark glossy, with a creamy white margin. In brighter light it will hold the brilliant contrast between green and white; however in lower-light places like dark rooms or other dim environments this plant can tolerate without too much issue.
The light variegation on this plant helps give it a more refined appearance and makes for an excellent contrast with other houseplants like the dark green leaves of neon pothos.
4. Manjula Pothos
The manjula pothos is a gorgeous plant with heart-shaped leaves. It has an intricate variegation pattern, so you might see some leaves that look more like the Marble Queen variety or ones which have larger and fewer patches of green and white on them!
The leaves on this one grow a little larger than the other varieties, so you might be able to get those tropical-looking ones sooner.
5. Jessenia Pothos
Jessenia Pothos has a vibrant green color and is similar to the Marble Queen.
It’s important for proper care of this plant because it can be difficult with their different shapes, but they all need plenty sunlight in order to grow well!
6. Pearls and Jade Pothos
The Pearls and Jade Pothos is a beautiful plant that has many different shades of green with white variegation.
It likes bright light, but the leaves are more susceptible than other plants to sunburn so you should filter direct afternoon sunlight through sheer curtains or move it back by at least one foot if not two in order protect its delicate flowers.
7. Silver Satin Pothos
The Silver Satin Pothos is perfect for bright, indirect light and will flourish in the hangers or tops of shelves. It has an interesting silver leaf pattern that makes it stand out from other plants!
8. Cebu Blue Pothos
Cebu Blue Pothos – This plant is a beautiful and interesting addition to any home or office.
It can grow up to 15 feet tall, with its leaves evolving from bright green at the base of stems all the way out towards their tips in blues-green hues, that change colors depending on lighting conditions!
Unlike many other pothouses, this plant has a tendency to develop fenestrations.
9. Hawaiian Pothos
The Hawaiian Pothos is a cultivar of Golden Pothos, and it’s bright yellow variegated leaves make for an eye-catching plant.
The fast growing variety thrives in indirect light like most other pothos plants do, but be careful when placing this near strong lights or you may scorch its leaves! In ideal conditions they can grow up to 1 foot long.