Epipremnum aureum
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Scindapsus aureus
- Phonetic Spelling
- ep-ih-PREM-num AW-ree-um
- This plant has medium severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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Evergreen vibrant green vines striped with white or yellow; leaves heart-shaped, variegated. Tolerant of heavy shade, dry soil, and shallow-rocky soils.
Quick ID Hints:
- Indoor vine with glossy, heart-shaped leaves
- No free stipules on new growth
- Petioles are grooved
Evergreen vine to 13', trailing or climbing.
Desired for it's glossy, green or variegated leaves on cascading stems; able to survive for long periods in low light.
Distinguished from Philodendron scandens by the absence of conspicuous free stipules on new growth and by the grooved petioles.
Prefers medium light, well-lit but sunless; medium relative humidity (mist leaves regularly) and moist soil; will tolerate low light for long periods; no serious pest/disease problems.
- See this plant in the following landscapes:
- Container Garden with Epiphytes
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Epipremnum
- Species:
- aureum
- Family:
- Araceae
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Stem Cutting
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Society Islands
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Houseplant
- Poisonous
- Vine
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Creeping
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Maintenance:
- Low
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
- Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Shallow Rocky
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Occasionally Dry
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Orange
- Red/Burgundy
- Fruit Type:
- Berry
- Fruit Description:
- Red-orange when ripe
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Flowers:
- Flower Description:
- Rarely flowers in a spadix surrounded by a spathe. Spadix shorter than spathe, stout; spathe boat-shaped, not forming tube, yellow to green or purple.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Variegated
- White
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leathery
- Smooth
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Cordate
- Deltoid
- Elliptical
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Leaves heart-shaped to elliptic-ovate, glossy medium green variegated with paler green underside with reddish veins. Alternate, simple, sheathing, cordate, acuminate, cordate base, entire, coriaceous, glossy, green or green variegated yellow, cream to white; petioles slender, shorter than leaf blade, grooved; stipule fused to petiole, free edges whitish, turning brownish, drying & dropping.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- Variegated
- White
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Stems green and striped with white or yellow. Slender, with adventitious roots.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Hanging Baskets
- Houseplants
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Dry Soil
- Heavy Shade
- Rabbits
- Problems:
- Problem for Cats
- Problem for Dogs
- Problem for Horses
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Poisonous to Humans:
- Poison Severity:
- Medium
- Poison Symptoms:
- Oral irritation, pain and swelling of mouth, tongue, and lips, excessive drooling, vomiting (not horses), difficulty swallowing, skin irritation, diarrhea
- Poison Toxic Principle:
- Calcium oxalate crystals
- Causes Contact Dermatitis:
- Yes
- Poison Part:
- Flowers
- Fruits
- Leaves
- Roots
- Seeds
- Stems
