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title: "My golden pothos has a lot of new growth that looks like this; is…"
description: "My golden pothos has a lot of new growth that looks like this; is this normal?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/46sbKsa-RgyFgv7yDz6N2w/1loth7ibh6FmzxBqiz7emN"
community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "Sydney"
published: "2025-09-20T23:25:17.209183Z"
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# My golden pothos has a lot of new growth that looks like this; is…

_Posted by Sydney on 2025-09-20_

My golden pothos has a lot of new growth that looks like this; is this normal?

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## 6 comments

### Chloe commented on 2025-09-20

I’ve never seen golden pothos with leaves like that before but it’s very cool looking

#### Sydney replied on 2025-09-21

I’m just worried I’m doing something wrong and that’s why there’s so much color variation, but the plant otherwise seems healthy!

#### Chloe replied on 2025-09-21

Yeah all of the leaves look nice and healthy, hopefully someone else on here has seen this before!

### Pothos Palace commented on 2025-09-21

Wow! We’re sure it is indeed a Goldie? Maybe some wild color variety! I do know for variegated pothos varieties that the more sun they get, the more variegation grows. If you have it directly under a grow light a bunch you can try moving it to a darker spot? There is green still on those leaves, but the more gold/white the less chlorophyll and the less sunlight it can photosynthesize. I’ve seen people cut away highly variegated leaves so that the plant isn’t forced to produce extra to sustain leaves that aren’t giving back.

#### Sydney replied on 2025-09-21

I have it in an east facing window, no grow light! I could try cutting it back!

### Snowstorm commented on 2025-09-22

Wow how cool! Looks like it’s getting some really bright direct light. My marble \& manjula do this in the summer when the light gets more intense. (But they’re in. sw window)

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