How To Prune Pothos for A Bigger, Bushier Plant

Pothos plants, is known as devil’s ivy or the Rapunzel plant, are great and low-maintenance plants. It comes in various varieties with glossy, heart-shaped leaves that can be green, gold or variegated. They sit happily on a shelf in a bright and warm location, so happy in fact that before you know it your pothoses vines may be touching the floor. As a houseplant it’s easy to care and knowing how to prune pothos that ensures you maintain it as a healthy, attractive and full houseplant.

Prune Pothos

Pruning any plant can look at intimidating the first time, but trimming pothos is really very simple. There are two types of pruning that you can opt to do when growing pothos. The first method is to encourage branching. If you scrap a vine right next to a node, it will send out new growth, usually in the form of multiple branches. You can do this to any branch of any length or stem. The other method of pruning is to remove length. This is the best option for vines that have grown to be just a bit too fitful.

Trim Pothos Back

If you want your pothos that is getting out of control, trimming it back is a good way to manage the size and shape. Make cuts with a clean, sharp pair of scissors or pruning anti-cutters. Cut vines just above of a node, the point at which leaves emerge. New growth will appear at these nodes after the cutting. For continuous large pothos, you can trim each vine back as much or as little as you want as long as the cut is above a node and you leave at least one pair of leaves. You can cut a vine back as much as two inches from the soil and still get new growth.

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