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title: "i've always been told pothos will only maintain one branch.. but here…"
description: "i've always been told pothos will only maintain one branch.. but here both stems have two growth points?? 😆 did i just win the plant genetics lottery or…"
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author: "plantgeek"
published: "2026-07-28T22:01:52.435055Z"
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# i've always been told pothos will only maintain one branch.. but here…

_Posted by plantgeek on 2026-07-28_

i've always been told pothos will only maintain one branch.. but here both stems have two growth points?? 😆 did i just win the plant genetics lottery or something?

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## 4 comments

### Nikiller commented on 2026-07-28

I have never heard of a pothos only being capable of having 1 vine. I think the issue with that is they naturally only have one but propagating and cutting can end up encouraging multiple growth points. Every node theoretically can start a new vine, it just depends on if the plant wants to grow a leaf or a vine there

#### plantgeek replied on 2026-07-28

really? i always see people complaining that their pothos just won't branch, and some people will even get the starts of branches and then the rest stagnate while one takes the lead. i rarely see vining plants with multiple growth points on one stem, only ever multiple main stems in one pot

#### Nikiller replied on 2026-07-28

They can only produce so much growth at once so 99% of the time they only focus on 1 vine at a time but there’s always that lil exception. My marble queen has probably around 18-22 vines but when I originally repotted it with the golden pothos it lives with, there was only 8 individual plants in there. I have noticed only 8 vines have grown to add any significant length though so it seems to choose a favorite vine and go. It’s planted super densely so I can’t get a picture of anything but a mass of leaves. Hopefully yours keeps up both and vines off of both of them.

### Sarah commented on 2026-07-29

I’ve had my pothos branch, not often but a few times

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