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title: "I bought a beautiful pothos at Home Depot, part neon and part dark…"
description: "I bought a beautiful pothos at Home Depot, part neon and part dark green. Left it for about 5 days and when I returned, all the dark leaves were dead dead…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/46sbKsa-RgyFgv7yDz6N2w/rGzAD8n32gjCXieU561GJy"
community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "Slisette"
published: "2025-12-15T20:59:25.209855Z"
language: "en"
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# I bought a beautiful pothos at Home Depot, part neon and part dark…

_Posted by Slisette on 2025-12-15_

I bought a beautiful pothos at Home Depot, part neon and part dark green. Left it for about 5 days and when I returned, all the dark leaves were dead dead dead. The neons were just saggy. Heartbroken, I trimmed the dead leaves off and copped the vines too. The neons bounced back, but I’m not sure how to best care for this guy now. There are naked vines wrapped up in the soil, should I excavate them? Some of them are sprouting new neon growth down at the ends of the vine, should I chop and propagate? Help!

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## 1 comment

### Ohelloplants commented on 2025-12-15

Hi there :) personally I’d pull it out an give it a good soil refresh. Maybe give it a chop too but it looks a little bit water logged so I’d check the roots. Their resilient and chopping will encourage new growth too! Good luck 💚

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