'Marble Queen' pothos guide

What it is

‘Marble Queen’ is a true pothos, Epipremnum aureum, with heavy cream and white streaks. The white is swirled through the green like marble. Some leaves are half white. It is one of the most common pothos in stores, after ‘Golden’.

How to tell it apart

Plant	Leaves	The tell
‘Marble Queen’	Green swirled with cream and white	The streaks run through the whole leaf
‘Pearls and Jade’ pothos	Smaller, with white at the edges	Gray-green flecks sit inside the white
‘Manjula’ pothos	Wide, wavy, with cream patches	The leaves curl and do not lie flat

‘Snow Queen’ looks like a whiter ‘Marble Queen’. Many growers think the two are the same plant, sold under two names.

Care differences

The white parts of the leaf cannot make food. That means ‘Marble Queen’ grows slower than ‘Golden’ and needs brighter light. An east window or a spot near a south or west window is ideal.

The white parts also burn and brown first. Dry soil, hot sun, and dry air all show up as brown patches on the cream.

Reverting to green

In low light, new leaves come in greener. If a vine grows several all-green leaves, cut it back to the last leaf with good marbling. Move the plant to brighter light. The new growth from that node should come in marbled again.

Grow it from a cutting

Take cuttings from the most marbled vines. A cutting keeps the pattern of the vine it came from. Root it in water or moist soil. ‘Marble Queen’ roots a bit slower than ‘Golden’, in two to three weeks.

Buying it

‘Marble Queen’ is common in garden centers and big box stores. Pick a plant with even marbling across all the vines. A pot with one all-green vine and one white vine is a mix of cuttings, not a sign of a better plant.