Marble Queen Pothos
Epipremnum aureum 'Marble Queen'
Also known as Epipremnum aureum 'Marble Queen', Marble Pothos
Plantae›Tracheophyta›Liliopsida›Alismatales›Araceae
Variety of Pothos
A heavily white-marbled pothos — heart-shaped leaves streaked cream and green. Grown emersed with its roots in the tank water, it works as a living biofilter — pulling up nitrate while the foliage stays in the air.
Needs brighter light than green pothos to keep its white marbling; in dim light new leaves come in mostly green. Grows slower than golden pothos, so it removes nitrate more slowly.
Grown with its roots in the tank water and its leaves in the air: a living nitrate filter, not a submerged aquarium plant. Give it bright indirect light; no aquarium CO₂ or substrate needed.
Leaves and sap contain calcium oxalate — toxic and mouth-irritating if eaten, so keep the foliage away from plant-grazing fish like goldfish or cichlids; the submerged roots are inert and safe.
Where it's from
Native to Society Is.
Recorded as introduced in Assam, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brazil Northeast and 36 more places
The range of its wild species, Epipremnum aureum.
At a glance
- Light
- Bright indirect, brighter than green pothos
- Growth
- Moderate
- Placement
- Emersed — roots in water, leaves in air
- Temp
- 64–82°F
- 18–28°C
- pH
- 6.0–7.5
- GH
- 36–357 ppm
- 2–20 dGH
Compatible livestock
See all 4Classic pairing — pothos roots shade the surface and export the nitrate a betta's waste produces.
Shrimp graze biofilm off the submerged root mass and love the cover it provides.
Peaceful schoolers that benefit from the cleaner water without disturbing the roots.
Algae grazer that pairs well in the low-maintenance tanks pothos suits.
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Common diseases 2Root / crown rot, Yellowing leaves
Root / crown rot
Mushy, blackened, or foul-smelling roots or lower stem; drooping, yellowing foliage — almost always from submerging the leaves or crown.
Keep only the roots underwater and the foliage in the air. Trim away rotted tissue with clean scissors, improve surface circulation/oxygen, and let the plant re-establish.
Yellowing leaves
Pale or yellowing foliage, slow or leggy growth.
Give brighter indirect light and dose a little liquid plant fertilizer. In a lightly stocked tank the water may lack nutrients for vigorous emersed growth.
Varieties
Legality
No state or federal restrictions on record.
Not legal advice, and possibly incomplete or out of date. Rules vary by state and change over time; check with your state wildlife or agriculture agency before buying, keeping or shipping it.
The care information here is written with AI help, so it can contain mistakes. Spot one? Tell us and we'll fix it. Native range: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) (CC BY 4.0).
At a glance
- Light
- Bright indirect, brighter than green pothos
- Growth
- Moderate
- Placement
- Emersed — roots in water, leaves in air
- Temp
- 64–82°F18–28°C
- pH
- 6.0–7.5
- GH
- 36–357 ppm2–20 dGH
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