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Epipremnum aureum
Nearly unkillable. Handles almost any conditions and grows fast — a safe first plant. Pinch it back often.
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Almost anywhere — it copes with everything from low light to bright indirect. A safe first plant for any position, trailing from a raised spot or over hardscape.
Undemanding: keep the substrate lightly moist and adjust to the vessel. It's equally happy sealed or open, so water more often in an open setup.
It grows fast enough to dominate a small terrarium — pinch it back often or it will smother everything else and race up the glass.
Reference: Epipremnum aureum on Wikipedia.
Yes — Pothos (mini) (Epipremnum aureum) thrives in a closed terrarium. The sealed glass traps the constant, high humidity it needs, and it tolerates the lower light inside a covered vessel.
Yes. Pothos (mini) (Epipremnum aureum) is well suited to an open, unsealed terrarium where air moves freely and excess moisture can escape — exactly the conditions it prefers.
Pothos (mini) suits a medium terrarium — bowls & mid-size. It has a trailing growth habit, so plan its position with that in mind and trim or divide it if it starts to outgrow the glass.
Pothos (mini) is rated easy to care for in a terrarium. Nearly unkillable. Handles almost any conditions and grows fast — a safe first plant. Pinch it back often. It grows fast enough to dominate a small terrarium — pinch it back often or it will smother everything else and race up the glass.
Pothos (mini) does best in low to bright indirect light. Keep it out of direct sun, which magnifies through glass and scorches leaves. Almost anywhere — it copes with everything from low light to bright indirect. A safe first plant for any position, trailing from a raised spot or over hardscape.
Pothos (Epipremnum aureum) is toxic to cats and dogs: its insoluble calcium oxalate crystals cause intense mouth irritation, drooling and vomiting if chewed. A lidded terrarium keeps it out of reach, but site it away from curious pets.
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