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Field Guide · Epipremnum

Pothos cultivars worth shelf space

Epipremnum
15+ named cultivars in cultivation

Most pothos are interchangeable. A handful aren't — here's where the money and the shelf space actually go.

The picks
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Epipremnum pinnatum 'Cebu Blue'
Climber · juvenile lance leaf

The only pothos that earns a moss pole on aesthetic grounds. Juvenile leaves are narrow, silver-blue, with a faint metallic sheen that flat photos never quite capture. Give it something to climb and the leaves enlarge and eventually fenestrate — the payoff most people never see because they leave it trailing in a 4-inch pot. Worth the wait.

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