Epipremnum aureum 'Marble Queen' is a Golden Pothos with far more white in it. The leaves are marbled and streaked in cream and green, and no two are alike.
Everything true of a Golden Pothos applies here, with one adjustment: it needs more light and grows more slowly.
Light
'Marble Queen' grows best in medium to bright indirect light, and it needs noticeably more than a plain Golden Pothos.
Too little light
New leaves come in greener and greener. The plant is not being difficult, it is economising, because white tissue costs energy and returns none.
Existing leaves never change back. To recover the marbling, move it brighter and cut the vine back to the last well-marked leaf.
Too much light
Direct sun scorches the cream sections first, leaving brown papery patches.
Watering
Water when the top 3-5cm (1-2 inches) of soil is dry.
Because it grows more slowly than a Golden Pothos, it uses water more slowly too. Watering both on the same schedule is a good way to overwater this one.
On average:
- Spring & summer: once every 1-2 weeks
- Autumn & winter: once every 3 weeks
Signs of overwatering
- Leaves yellow, starting with the greenest ones
- Stems go black near the soil
- Soil stays wet for over a week
Signs of underwatering
- Leaves go limp and slightly soft
- Cream sections go crisp before the green does
Limp leaves recover within hours of watering.
Humidity and temperature
Ordinary household humidity is fine. Keep it between 15°C and 30°C (59-86°F).
Soil and repotting
Soil
Standard potting compost with a handful of perlite.
Repotting
Every 2 years in spring, or when roots come out of the drainage holes.
Feeding
Balanced liquid fertiliser every 6 to 8 weeks in spring and summer. Nothing in winter, and go lighter than you would with a plain Pothos.
Pruning and grooming
Cut any vine just above a leaf and it branches below the cut. Always cut back to a well-marbled leaf, because the new growth follows the leaf it grows from.
Cuttings root in water within two weeks. Pot them back into the same pot to thicken it up.
Common problems
New leaves coming in plain green
Not enough light. Move it brighter and prune back to a marbled leaf.
Brown papery patches on the white areas
Too much direct sun, or very dry air. The pale tissue always fails first.
Yellow leaves
Overwatering. Remember it drinks less than a Golden Pothos.
Slow growth
Normal for this cultivar. Roughly half the speed of a plain Golden Pothos.