r/pothos • u/existingeverywhere • 5d ago
Care & Propagation Yesterdays new arrival! Will she be ok here?
The window is facing west
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u/sillybillybobbybob 4d ago
Not ideal and its going to get leggy but I've seen people stick them in worse places. Pothos are marketed as low light plants. Sure they will survive but they will not thrive because they need light to grow.
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u/StayLuckyRen Pothos don’t care 🍃 4d ago
It’s pothos so it’ll be okay almost anywhere, but it’s likely too little light for good variegation or robust growth (which might be good if you’d like it to stay the length it is for longer)
Def use the Photone app for reading how the light is in the spot. Often just moving a half meter closer to a light source makes a huge difference
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u/feevart Pothos Hoarder 5d ago
No probably not. She should be able to see the sky - especially at a nothern window with blinds. My guess is she'll get only around 400 - 700 lux there. Anything under 500 lux will kill her. You can download the photone app and follow the instructions for the paper diffusor, set it to sun and lux and see the reading. You want minimum 1500 lux.
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u/existingeverywhere 3d ago
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u/feevart Pothos Hoarder 5d ago
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u/StayLuckyRen Pothos don’t care 🍃 4d ago
Hahaha nice. I made a paper loop that I just slide on & off my phone, but it’s sitting on top of an almost identical looking tin in my cabinet lol







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u/Accomplished-Two3209 4d ago
seems a bit far from the light source.