Silver Satin Pothos: Care And Growing Guide To Follow 

Are you looking to Grow the Stunning Evergreen Tropical Pothos plant? Silver Satin Pothos is the best choice for your home garden as its foliage contrasts well with the background. Hey Gardeners! I’m Anna Scott, a Gardener by heart and Profession, started my Journey 15 years ago and Now I am teaching other gardeners as well to achieve their goals.

The Silver Satin or Scindapsus pictus is native to Southeast Asia and produces heart-structured leaves in the plant. This fast-growing vine is the easiest houseplant that you can grow in your home garden. It will cherish you with its length of about 4-10 feet. 

Silver Satin Pothos belongs to the Arum family and has various cousins. It is not a cold-tolerant plant because of which it is grown indoors by various farmers. 

So are you ready to grow this stunning tropical plant in a home garden to enjoy its benefits? If yes, then you have to follow the caring and growing guide of silver satin pothos.

Quick Guide: Planting, Growing & Caring for Silver Satin Pothos

• Satin pothos like Bright Indirect Sunlight to grow (Pro Tip: Keep them away from Direct sunlight to prevent them from scorching ). 
• Usually, this plant needs to maintain the balance between underwatering and overwatering the plant. Check the soil moisture before watering the plant. 
• Satin pothos like to grow in warm and humid climatic conditions and the temperature range should lie between 65°F to 85°F.
• Being a tropical, it can easily propagate in a home garden as it will cherish you with its results. 

All About Silver Pothos 

Silver satin pothos are evergreen tropical plants that come in various varieties. It is native to the Southeast Asia. It is also known as Devil’s Ivy because they are difficult to kill. It is a cultivar of Scindapsus pictus. It tends to produce silver-colored leaves in the plant. 

All the varieties of pothos have their shapes, colors, and sizes. They require attention when you grow them as indoor potted plants. They can also be grown in the hanging baskets, but require some support like trellis. 

How to Care for Silver Satin Pothos?

Caring for your plant is not a difficult task. it requires your little effort and attention towards the plant which will help in growing a healthy plant in your home garden. So let’s move forward to learn how to care for silver satin pothos. They are as follows:

Sunlight

• Sunlight is required by every plant and the same is true with Satin pothos will grow healthy in bright, indirect sunlight.
• The plant will be exposed to direct sunlight, then its leaves will lose their color and burn.
• You have to keep a curtain near the window if you are placing your plant near it. 

Soil

• Feed these pothos with the commercial soil mix that contains a good amount of nutrients.
• Choose soil that is well-drained and moist for your pothos. 
• You can also make a combination of perlite, peat moss, pine bark, etc. 
• It will not grow in poor soil conditions (Example: Waterlogged soil). 

Water

• Follow the general thumb rule to avoid overwatering the plant as it will cause root rot. 
• Water the plant when the top inches of the soil become fully dry. 
• Check the moisture of the soil by inserting a finger inside the soil and if it feels dry, then is the right time to water the plant.
• Provide room temperature water to the plants and keep watering until the water comes out from the drainage holes.

Temperature and Humidity

• The ideal range of temperature required by silver satin pothos lies between 65°F to 85°F.
• Being a tropical plant requires a good amount of humidity and warm climatic conditions to grow.
• The ideal level of humidity for this plant lies between 40% to 50%. 
• To increase the level of humidity in the plant, you can place the pebble tray filled with water under the plant.

Pro tip: Do not mist the plants regularly as it will result in overwatering. 

Fertilizer

• This plant needs fertilizer when it is growing actively in its season.
• Fertilize the plant from spring till fall season.
• Provide it with house plant fertilizer once a month. 

Potting and Repotting

• Last but not least, when the roots begin to come out from the drainage holes, then is the right time to repot the plant. 
• Though it depends on the growing capacity of your plant, this plant needs to be repotted after every 1-2 years. 
• Repot the plant before the arrival of its growing season. 
• Choose a pot that is 2 inches bigger than the previous pot so that the roots adjust properly. 
• Last, but not least, make use of fresh potting mix at the time of repotting. 

Satin Pothos Varieties

Usually, there are various varieties of satin pothos. Every variety has its characteristics, like different patterns and shades. So, let’s have a deeper knowledge of the famous pothos varieties. They are as follows: 

Scindapsus pictus’ Argyraeus’

• This variety produces silver markings on its leaves that contrast greatly with the other plants.
• It has also been awarded the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. 
• For adding an elegant look to your area, you can add this variety which will beautifully suit the green texture plants. 

Scindapsus pictus’ Silvery Anne’

• It is another variety that is a hybrid cultivar. 
• It produces amazing green-colored foliage in the plant.
• It also produces splashes of silver on the leaves that look stunning. 

Scindapsus pictus’ Exotica’

• Last but not least, Add this variety to invite dark green color leaves to your home garden. 
• It will add a great touch to your indoor location. 

How to Grow Silver Satin Pothos? 

Growing silver stain pothos in your home garden is a fun activity that requires your little effort and it will cherish you with rewards in return. 

So, are you ready to add this variety to your collection? If yes, then below is the best way to grow silver satin pothos via water propagation. Follow the steps: 

Water Propagation

Step 1– Firstly, take the stem from the parent plant between two growth nodes. 

Step 2- Now, dip the cutting in the rooting hormone to increase its capacity to grow

Step 3- Keep the cutting in the container filled with water (Place it in a sunny location). 

Step 4- Then, after every week, change the water and put clean water in the jar. 

Step 5- Follow the same unless the roots attain a height of 2 inches long. 

Step 6- After it grows about 2 inches, you can put the cutting in a fresh potting mix. 

Common Problems With Silver Satin Pothos

Silver Satin Pothos are easy-to-grow varieties but they face some houseplant problems. These problems are pests, yellow-colored leaves, leggy vines, root rot, etc. Let’s throw some light on all the segments of these problems in detail: 

Pests

• Pests are a common problem that is faced by every plant and the same is the case with pothos. 
• Some of the pests like mealybugs, spider mites, and thrips will come to the plant to suck the fluid from the leaves and satisfy their hunger.
• So, save the foliage by wiping off the leaves with rubbing alcohol frequently.
• Prune off the damaged leaves from the plant if there are thrips in the plant.
• Make use of Pesticides to spray on the leaves so that the problem of the pests gets removed. 

Brown Leaves

• Browning of leaves in the plant is another common problem that is faced by Pothos.
• It is a symptom that shows that the plant is suffering from low humidity, oversupply of water, sunburn, etc. 
• So, Water the plant moderately and provide the plant with a good level of humidity.

Leggy Vines 

• It is another common problem faced by the silver satin pothos.
• Leggy vines without leaves show that the plant is not receiving sufficient sunlight to grow.
• To prevent this, you have to trim off the vines to encourage new growth in the plant.
• Simply trim off the vines about 3 to 6” long. 

Root Rot 

• Providing excess water to the plant leads to root rot in the plant that needs to be treated immediately.
• Whenever you observe soggy soil in the plant, it is a sign of overwatering which produces a musky smell in the plant.
• It leads to the root rot, so immediately transplant the pothos to a new location.
• If the root root has spread fully in the plant, then you can grow new silver pothos in your garden. 

Wrapping up the context 

In this guide, you come to know that The Silver Satin or Scindapsus pictus is native to Southeast Asia and produces heart-structured leaves in the plant. This fast-growing vine is the easiest houseplant that you can grow in your home garden. It will cherish you with its length of about 4-10 feet. 

Silver Satin Pothos belongs to the Arum family and has various cousins. It is not a cold-tolerant plant because of which it is grown indoors by various farmers. I hope you are clear with the guide. I will come back with another informative guide for you all soon. 

Thanks for reading! Happy Gardening! 

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