Pothos Plants

A vine that routes itself over the kitchen cabinets and, when it’s thirsty, lies down flat like a deflated pool toy until you notice.

Delivered by hand across Toronto and the GTA · Potted before it leaves · Pick-up 702 Queen St W · Designed in Toronto since 2004

Pothos is the common name for Epipremnum, a genus of about fifteen species of evergreen climbing vines in the arum family (Araceae), found from Southeast Asia to the western Pacific and grown indoors for their glossy, heart-shaped, often variegated leaves. It wants bright, indirect light, tolerates lower light, and likes its soil to dry between waterings.

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At Chive Plant Studio, our plant shop at 702 Queen St W in Toronto, pothos is the vine people buy for one shelf and end up living with in every room. A woman once trained hers along the curtain rod, round the window and halfway down the hall, then came in to ask how to get it back to the pot without cutting it, as though it were a dog that had followed her to work. Ryan handed her the scissors. She looked at him as if he’d suggested she give the dog away.

The cut pieces, for the record, root. That’s the whole trick of a pothos: you can’t really lose any of it. We carry pothos in three-and-a-half- to ten-inch pots, when we have them, from small starter plants to full hanging baskets. Our pothos are grown by our nursery partners and brought to Queen West.

Delivered by hand across Toronto and the GTA. You can also pick up at 702 Queen St W. Every pothos is potted before it leaves the shop, in its grow pot or one of our house pots, and the potting is already in the price. Read Ryan’s full pothos care guide.

Devil’s Ivy

Pothos at a glance: bright, indirect light; tolerates lower light · water thoroughly once the soil has dried · keep out of drafts, off cold windowsills and away from heat vents · toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA) · easy · three-and-a-half- to ten-inch pots.

Devil’s ivy is another common name for pothos, Epipremnum aureum; the ASPCA also lists it as golden pothos, taro vine and ivy arum, and the University of Wisconsin Extension adds hunter’s robe. Indoors it grows as a vine that trails from a shelf or basket or climbs a moss pole, and Clemson Cooperative Extension notes that a climbing pothos makes larger leaves. In lower light it keeps growing, but the variegated kinds lose some of their colour.

Epipremnum

Epipremnum is the botanical genus of true pothos. Most pothos you’ll meet, including the Golden, Marble Queen, Jade and Neon, are cultivars of one species, Epipremnum aureum; the Cebu Blue is a second species, Epipremnum pinnatum; and the satin pothos is a cousin in a separate genus, Scindapsus, that Clemson says grows more slowly and is less forgiving of overwatering. In a Toronto apartment, keep pothos away from cold windowsills and heating vents in winter, Clemson advises, because both dry out the leaves.

Every pothos is easy, and every true pothos is toxic to cats and dogs: the ASPCA lists insoluble calcium oxalates, which cause intense burning of the mouth, drooling, vomiting and difficulty swallowing. Keep pothos out of reach of pets that chew, or choose from our pet-friendly plants. Can’t tell your pothos from a heartleaf philodendron? Nobody can from across the room. The philodendrons live on their own page.

Pothos Plants varieties we grow

Reviewed by Ryan Hearst, Plant Shop Manager · Updated October 2026

From our shop floor

When a pothos vine gets too long, we tell customers to cut it; the pieces root.
For a dim room we suggest a solid-green pothos; the marbled kinds go to brighter rooms.
Every pothos is potted in the shop before it leaves.

Our pothos are chosen and potted by the staff at 702 Queen St W, led by Ryan Hearst, our Plant Shop Manager.

Pothos Plants Frequently Asked Questions

Is pothos the same as devil’s ivy?

Yes. Devil’s ivy is another common name for pothos, Epipremnum aureum, which the ASPCA also lists as golden pothos, taro vine and ivy arum.

Where can I buy pothos in Toronto?

You can buy pothos at Chive Plant Studio, 702 Queen St W, Toronto, or order on chive.ca. Delivered by hand across Toronto and the GTA. We don’t ship pothos elsewhere in Canada.

Are pothos toxic to cats?

Yes. The ASPCA lists pothos as toxic to cats and dogs because of insoluble calcium oxalates, which cause intense burning of the mouth, drooling, vomiting and difficulty swallowing. Keep pothos out of reach of pets that chew, or choose from our pet-friendly plants.

Where is the best place to put a pothos?

The best place for a pothos is in bright, indirect light, out of direct sun and out of drafts, according to the University of Wisconsin Extension and Clemson Cooperative Extension. A high shelf near a window or a basket a few feet back from the glass both work; keep it off cold windowsills and away from heat vents in winter.

Are all pothos the same plant?

No. Most pothos are cultivars of one species, Epipremnum aureum; the Cebu Blue is a second species, Epipremnum pinnatum; and the satin pothos belongs to a different genus, Scindapsus (Clemson). Satin pothos is Scindapsus pictus, a cousin who showed up to the family reunion in a nicer shirt and was let in anyway. Same window, same pot, nearly the same care, except it would like a few extra dry days before you water it again. Read Ryan’s full pothos care guide.

Can you pot my pothos before it leaves?

Yes, every pothos is potted before it leaves the shop, and the potting is included in the price shown. Choose the grow pot or one of the house pots offered with each plant and size; potting is $1 per inch of pot, already built into that one price.

What sizes of pothos do you carry?

We carry pothos in three-and-a-half- to ten-inch pots. The small pots hold young plants for a shelf; the larger ones are full hanging baskets with long vines. Each plant’s page shows only the sizes in the shop now.