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title: "My sister cut me a piece of her golden pothos to propagate. She had…"
description: "My sister cut me a piece of her golden pothos to propagate. She had it since 1994. It was my mother’s and it must have been over 10 ft tall or more. So I’m…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Cheryl"
published: "2026-07-09T17:06:35.788687Z"
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# My sister cut me a piece of her golden pothos to propagate. She had…

_Posted by Cheryl on 2026-07-09_

My sister cut me a piece of her golden pothos to propagate. She had it since 1994. It was my mother’s and it must have been over 10 ft tall or more. So I’m propagating mine. So far so good. She is so good with plants and I’m just ok. But I’m proud of this one.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/B7JCGe2ABG7O3TJ5u3i8d0kktrlTF9ROQAeO6Nv8w-I/QidPRp41TiCtzDbqea8nuw.webp?size=large)

## 7 comments

### Buckolena commented on 2026-07-10

How do you guys “tame” a pothos when it starts getting “leggy” like this?  
I have one that I’ve already looped back through the pot several times trying to keep it under control.  
I’ve also got 4 cuttings from it that I’m attempting to propagate but I’m still confused on how to control it getting long and leggy like this???

#### Buckolena replied on 2026-07-10

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Mjcxov_N6BIAn0MHqFMVXs28GGzsNJdMdUOHK0hmV_U/oS3w56seRZeVlmjTsWdwkg.webp?size=large)

#### Cheryl replied on 2026-07-10

You can continue to cut pieces shorter to propagate and use wiring to go in whatever direction you want.

#### Buckolena replied on 2026-07-10

Thank you so much for your kind help!

#### Buckolena replied on 2026-07-12

What kind/type of wiring would you suggest? If I decide to give that a try.

### Cheryl commented on 2026-07-13

Go to Lowe’sand look at some wiring for plants.

#### Buckolena replied on 2026-07-14

Thank you!

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