7 Reasons for Stunted Pothos Plants

You always hear about how easy it is to grow and how it’s nearly impossible to fail to make these plants thrive. So it can feel like you have the blackest of thumbs if your pothos is sad and stunted.

You aren’t a failure doomed to a lifetime of pathetic houseplants, I promise.

Pothos are living things, and like all living things, they can sometimes struggle to thrive. Anyone who has lived on a diet of fast food during a particularly busy time in their life can certainly relate.

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The trick, obviously, is figuring out what the problem is and addressing it as quickly as you can. The good news is that pothos are quick to turn around once you determine what the issue is.

In this guide, we’ll walk you through what can cause stunted growth and small leaves so you can sort out their woes. We’ll discuss the following:

To keep any plant happy, you need to know a bit about how it has adapted to grow and what it needs to survive.

Pothos is an evergreen vine that grows in the understory of forests in places like Hawaii, Fiji, Japan, the Philippines, and Vietnam.

These plants don’t need much light. Moderate to bright indirect light is plenty to keep your pothos looking good indoors. They like their soil to be moist but not wet, though they can tolerate occasional dryness or extra moisture.

Feeding is another area where they don’t ask for much. Some people opt to skip feeding altogether and their plants are perfectly fine – and by some people, I mean myself. Some gardeners might call it laziness, I call it economizing my time and resources.

All joking aside, if you