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title: "I have a marble queen pothos (she’s healthy and doing very well!) but…"
description: "I have a marble queen pothos (she’s healthy and doing very well!) but I want to see if I can increase the variegation patterns on the leaves. I use a grow…"
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published: "2026-03-04T15:09:53.232207Z"
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# I have a marble queen pothos (she’s healthy and doing very well!) but…

_Posted by Abby H on 2026-03-04_

I have a marble queen pothos (she’s healthy and doing very well!) but I want to see if I can increase the variegation patterns on the leaves. I use a grow light that sits right above the leaves, should I increase the intensity of the light? Or how long it’s on? Or both? I currently have it set for an 8 hour timer during the day.  
Any help is appreciated! 💚

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## 4 comments

### spearf commented on 2026-03-04

Your plant looks very variegated 🤩 it will variegate more with more exposure to light and proper nutrients. I’d play around with more exposure (longer time on) before more intensity.

Variegation can begin to brown with too much light intensity - it’s a fine line where the light is enough to cause variegation but not burn the ones that already exist.

Best of luck

#### Abby H replied on 2026-03-04

Thank you!

### Whit\_Y commented on 2026-03-04

Beautiful marble queen! 👑Like Spearf said, more light exposure and regular fertilizing will help increase variegation. Nothing beats the sun, grow lights are great when the days are short and the sun is low but if you can put her in a sunny window, she’ll love it ☀️

My marble queen ☺️

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#### Abby H replied on 2026-03-04

I don’t have any windows that get light unfortunately 😭 when I get out of an apartment she’ll definitely get some nice window time

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