Pothos Marble Queen

Pothos Marble Queen is a gorgeous variegated houseplant that is easy to take care of. See my photos, and read my best care tips, including lighting, soil and water needs.

Pothos Marble Queen Is an Easy Variegated Houseplant

If you are looking for an easy variegated houseplant, the Pothos Marble Queen is a winner. This plant is beginner friendly, not fussy, and looks great in every room of the home.

It's a classic houseplant and reminds me of libraries, grocery stores and homey decor. Keep reading to see more photos and for my best plant care tips.

Favorite Traits of Pothos Marble Queen

The Marble Queen has many features that make it a great houseplant:

• Easy to care for
• Gorgeous variegated leaves
• Fairly fast growth rate
• Glossy leaves with a nice sheen
• Can grow hanging trailing vines or grow up with support
• Widely available to buy
• Not too pricey

If you are looking for a plant to add to your collection, don't miss this widely loved houseplant.

Appearance

Marble Queen Pothos has beautiful green, cream and yellow variegated leaves. As the name suggests, each leaf is marbled looking, with most leaves displaying a heavy mix of colors.

It's not uncommon for some leaves to be predominately cream colored and other leaves to lean more green. Also, sometimes the variegated leaves are green and cream colored. Other times, the leaves can display a green and yellow variegation. The difference can happen even on the same healthy plant.

The plant produces glossy heart shaped leaves on vines. You can train a Marble Queen to grow hanging vines or to grow up a moss pole or trellis. Personally I like trailing vines, so I don't have support on my plant.

Check out this Neon Queen Pothos! It's similar, but has neon lime green variegation.

How Do You Care for a Marble Queen Pothos?

The Pothos Marble Queen is a beginner friendly plant that is easy to take care of. Three basic requirements:

• Light: Bright, indirect light for best growth.
• Water: Water semi-frequently, when the top couple inches of the soil feel dry.
• Soil: Chunky and airy soil that retains some moisture.

Keep reading for more details on each of these requirements.

How Much Light Does A Pothos Marble Queen Need?

Like most epipremnum plants, the Marble Queen grows best in bright indirect light. This means, the plant will be happiest when it is in a bright room of the house.

Furthermore, as compared to some other pothos plants, the Marble Queen needs brighter light because of, and to maintain, its variegation.

Parts of the Marble Queen appear white because of the lack of green pigment chlorophyll. As a result, the plant contains less chlorophyll overall for photosynthesis, as compared to a plant with fully green leaves.

Therefore, ideally give this houseplant plenty of sunlight so the parts of the leaves with the green chlorophyll can produce enough energy to support the whole plant.

Where Do You Put Marble Pothos

The best place for the Marble Queen is in a room with south facing windows. South facing windows tend to get bright sunlight, without the harsh direct rays.

The next best spot is near west facing windows. West facing windows provide plenty of light too. Keep in mind though that the afternoon rays that come in west facing windows can be too strong and harsh. You'll likely need to set the plant back a bit or use a sheer curtain to filter the sunlight.

All that being said, I actually have my Marble Queen Pothos in a room with a big north facing sliding door and 2 tiny west facing windows. My plant hangs on the wall, between the two west facing windows. It gets zero direct sunlight.

The room does receive light throughout the day, but I wouldn't consider it a bright spot in the house. I imagine that the plant would grow much faster and develop larger leaves in a brighter spot in the house. However, in my experience, and I hope it's helpful information for you, my Marble Queen Pothos tolerates medium indirect light.

Best Potting Mix For Pothos Marble Queen

Like most epipremnum, the Marble Queen likes chunky potting mix so the roots do not get water logged. I use a mixture of tropical potting mix, pumice stones, and orchard bark.

I have found that my pothos grow well when I use the following:

• 2 parts Tropical Potting Soil
• 1 part mix of airy material such as pumice, lava rocks, perlite
• 1 part Orchiata bark

You can read more about my Aroid Chunky Potting Mix, and why it works.

How Often To Water Marble Queen Pothos

Water your plant when the top couple inches of the soil feel dry to the touch. Compared to other common leafy houseplants, such as a Variegated Peace Lily, pothos do not need as much water.

Keeping that in mind, if the plant is in the appropriate soil mix (chunky, airy and light), it's best to completely wet the soil, then allow the soil to mostly dry between waterings.

As a general guideline, in the winter, I water my plant about every 12-14 days. In the summer months when it is hotter and sunnier, I water the plant about every 5-7 days.

The more indirect light your plant receives, the faster it will grow and the more water it will require. If your plant is in a terracotta pot that allows for moisture to escape, it will also likely require more frequent watering.

Pothos are susceptible to root rot, so it is generally safer to err on holding off watering for a couple days, if you aren't sure whether it's time to water or not.

Do Marble Queen Pothos like to be misted?

Pothos naturally grow in humid environments so it doesn't hurt to mist the leaves if you have time to do so. I don't mist my pothos leaves though because I don't like water drops drying on the leaves. All my pothos are growing just fine.

Usually about once a month or so though, I will either wipe down the leaves with a damp cloth or gently shower the leaves with a kitchen faucet spray head and wipe them dry.

How Rare Is Pothos Marble Queen?

Marble Queen Pothos is a fairly common type of pothos, but it took me a few months before I found mine in person at a big box store. It's easy to propagate and grows fairly fast, so it is not rare.

Where to buy?

I bought my plant at Lowe's. I didn't see this in stock for many months at big box stores, and almost bought one online.

However, I think it's likely because I started looking for this plant at the beginning of winter. I've since seen it pretty often at other big box stores this summer.

If you are after one, keep an eye out and you you'll likely be able to snag one in person. However, since there are so many types of pothos, sometimes shops don't have this variety in stock.

I've had great experience buying from Canopy Plant Co. They often have this houseplant available, so it's worth checking out.

More Pothos Houseplants

This is a really easy houseplant. Pothos are one of my favorite go-to easy houseplants. If you are interested in non-fussy gorgeous green plants, don't miss these:

• Neon Queen Pothos
• Pearls and Jade Pothos
• Pothos N'Joy
• Silver Streak Pothos
• Cebu Blue Pothos

Any questions? Please ask in the comments below. I'd also love to hear about your houseplants!