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title: "Hi, Planta fam! First time Pothos mama here 😄 I just bought this…"
description: "Hi, Planta fam! First time Pothos mama here 😄 I just bought this little Golden Pothos (her name is Millie) at a grocery store. I know, I know, but she looked…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/46sbKsa-RgyFgv7yDz6N2w/plqXalpx2Q0shBpLC8LirP"
community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "Briianna"
published: "2025-03-18T05:07:00.456703Z"
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# Hi, Planta fam! First time Pothos mama here 😄 I just bought this…

_Posted by Briianna on 2025-03-18_

Hi, Planta fam! First time Pothos mama here 😄 I just bought this little Golden Pothos (her name is Millie) at a grocery store. I know, I know, but she looked so pretty I wanted to give her a home! But I'm guessing she was marked down because some of her stems are looking a bit brown and dried up. Is this a sign that she's dying or maybe just over watered? I thought maybe the store staff might have just over watered her 🤔 Hopefully she isn't a lost caused. Also, there is a leaf that looks torn and partially browned (in photos too). Am I supposed to leave this alone or cut it out? Not sure what to do with that either. Last thing, she's still in her nursery pot. Should I move her to this slightly larger pot I have (orange one in photos)? She came in the nursery pot, which was inside the smaller yellow pot (also in photos). Any and all advice is welcome!! 🫶

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## 3 comments

### Briianna commented on 2025-03-18

So, I've been reading through all the Golden Pothos posts I can find in here and one of my worries has been answered! I learned that the brown lines on the stems are remnants from the casings the leaves unfurled from! How cool! I am still worried about the other stems that seem to have a harder, more brown or very dark green exterior. Is that normal?

### JW commented on 2025-03-18

Yes that is a sign of a healthy, older and more mature stem. Looks very healthy!

### Briianna commented on 2025-03-19

Yay, thank you! I was so worried 😅

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