---
title: "Hi all! I bought a large Pothos from a street vendor a bit ago, and…"
description: "Hi all! I bought a large Pothos from a street vendor a bit ago, and it appears to be a solid green plant and a variegated plant combined in one pot. The solid…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/46sbKsa-RgyFgv7yDz6N2w/64b7140cc2e4165693c394a4"
community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "Janie"
published: "2023-07-18T22:37:00.382Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v2/cloudinary/global_data/communities/planetPothos.jpg"
---

[Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Planet Pothos](https://getplanta.com/community/46sbKsa-RgyFgv7yDz6N2w.md)

# Hi all! I bought a large Pothos from a street vendor a bit ago, and…

_Posted by Janie on 2023-07-18_

Hi all! I bought a large Pothos from a street vendor a bit ago, and it appears to be a solid green plant and a variegated plant combined in one pot. The solid green plant seems to be doing great, but the variegated one is quite droopy and unhappy. Should I separate these two and care for them separately? Or is there something I can do to help them live together peacefully? They’re beautiful together, so I’d like to avoid splitting them if possible. Thank you in advanced!

## 2 comments

### Show me the Greens! commented on 2023-07-18

Oi! Good question. I’ve had plants that looked gorgeous in the pot together. But one loses energetic to the other. And I think, for the good of all, that separating them is healthy. If you like the aesthetic, try finding a container/arrangement that meets that need.  
I’d love to hear everyone’s thoughts 💞

### Sunny commented on 2023-07-18

One plant might have a faster growing root system that is getting more water and nutrients. I had twin ponytail palms in a pot. One started to wither after a couple of years as the other grew. I should have split them up. The healthy one just took over. I repotted once the second plant died. That was about 15 years ago. It’s still in the same pot. Too heavy to pick up. I just drag it around completely potbound and happy.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/a00dabdafa5d4a11b510d2b72b61179d.webp?size=large)

---

_Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_