The almighty golden pothos plant.

[UncleChester]

Pothos is at the top of the list of vivarium plants that I'd recommend to anyone afraid of killing off plants. Snake plants, various sansevierias, are my #2, invincible but witout anywhere near the growing speed and ease of propagation as pothos.

It is a great plant! I think some of mine might be 3 feet long?

Given the space and happy conditions they can grow frighteningly larger than that. I was at a butterfly conservatory a few weeks ago, humid and hot year round, and the leaves on the older pothos were over 1 foot long. This is still nothing compared to fully mature plants in their native habitat but was still impressive to see first hand. Our vivarium pothos are stunted little babies and I have Day of the Triffids inspired nightmares about mature plants going on a rampage to free their oppressed offspring.

[ViperJr]

Pothos is at the top of the list of vivarium plants that I'd recommend to anyone afraid of killing off plants. Snake plants, various sansevierias, are my #2, invincible but witout anywhere near the growing speed and ease of propagation as pothos.



Given the space and happy conditions they can grow frighteningly larger than that. I was at a butterfly conservatory a few weeks ago, humid and hot year round, and the leaves on the older pothos were over 1 foot long. This is still nothing compared to fully mature plants in their native habitat but was still impressive to see first hand. Our vivarium pothos are stunted little babies and I have Day of the Triffids inspired nightmares about mature plants going on a rampage to free their oppressed offspring.

I agree, you can't beat a pothos in a terrarium!
This is a little frightning though...

It is an epiphyte growing to 20 m tall, with stems up to 4 cm diameter, climbing by means of aerial roots which hook over tree branches. The leaves are evergreen, alternate, heart-shaped, entire on juvenile plants, but irregularly pinnatifid on mature plants, up to 100 cm long and 45 cm broad