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title: "Is this a golden pothos? Or a philodendron?"
description: "Is this a golden pothos? Or a philodendron?"
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author: "Lexi"
published: "2024-12-09T22:44:07.656095Z"
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# Is this a golden pothos? Or a philodendron?

_Posted by Lexi on 2024-12-09_

Is this a golden pothos? Or a philodendron?

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## 23 comments

### Amber commented on 2024-12-09

No

#### Lexi replied on 2024-12-09

What is it

### Chantrelle commented on 2024-12-09

I agree with Amber, it’s not a golden pothos but I can’t identify it.

### Amber commented on 2024-12-09

Have you tried using the plant idenitifier on planta??

#### Lexi replied on 2024-12-09

It’s a philodendron

### Shamana commented on 2024-12-09

The stem looks like some sort of philodendron

#### Lexi replied on 2024-12-10

It is I’m just not sure what kind of philodendron

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2024-12-10

Possibly a gloriosum?

### Ezzeldin Yaqoub commented on 2024-12-10

Philodendron Gloriosum or Black gold philodendron, but 100% a philodendron and definitely not a golden pothos. Also a golden pothos looks like this:

![Attachment 1 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/PJtNh7_2LM_PjkALg6fEqkHhFynXnAhfGoKiFLjVdzc/JueuucUCQKSJnImLL4YUQw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/PJtNh7_2LM_PjkALg6fEqkHhFynXnAhfGoKiFLjVdzc/Bg1P8vgMTCK2m8t70b0mSg.webp?size=large)

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#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2024-12-10

It looks to light to be black gold. Even the new leaves are darker

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/LABcXOiTFudmBUCsau2S0dZnnxDdeMAvwSHhNs7sG2k/dDCqFoaBTZCXtr__MaaBig.webp?size=large)

#### Ezzeldin Yaqoub replied on 2024-12-10

I just checked and it is definitely philodendron gloriosum.

### Austin commented on 2024-12-10

I have this plant as well. I’ve been treating it as a velvet leaf and it’s flourished

#### Lexi replied on 2024-12-10

Can I see a photo please

#### Austin replied on 2024-12-10

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BGymYcZm9cnO-SyyiXrxnfgE-Gjnq6DduO7kFc2oQHE/KExgaOrHT0-KAAb-OfkjOQ.webp?size=large)

#### Austin replied on 2024-12-10

When i first got it, it had 2 leaves. Now there are 6. This photo is from around 2 weeks ago!

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2024-12-10

P. gloriosum is one of the 5+ velvet hybrids. This isn't a 'velvet philodendron' which is a P. Micans though. The same as the black gold, the leaves are darker than this, and would be smaller on such a young plant. And they don't have white markings

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/LABcXOiTFudmBUCsau2S0dZnnxDdeMAvwSHhNs7sG2k/FtsgsB_AQJuGg-vhtFMH0w.webp?size=large)

### Penmaiden commented on 2024-12-10

It also looks like Anthurium

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2024-12-10

It does have similar marks, but the give away is the leaf curl, and not the stick straight leaves that type of anthurium are known for.

#### Lexi replied on 2024-12-10

And no it’s not that. It loonsliek it because it was abused at a pet store and was made for pets which isn’t a pet plant. They were calling Venus fly traps pet plants, I bought them all and I can tell u this is not what u think.

### Joaquin D.R. commented on 2024-12-10

It looks like basil

### Joaquin D.R. commented on 2024-12-10

Lol

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