How to Plant, Grow and Care Money Plant

Money plant (Epipremnum aureum) is a popular houseplant that is grown indoors mostly in water. It is believed that having money plant at home brings good luck, happiness, wealth and prosperity. Money plant is also known by many other names such as golden pothos, silver vine, devil's ivy, Solomon Islands ivy, hunter's robe, ivy arum, taro vine, etc.

Money plants are evergreen climbers that can grow up to 20 m high, requiring no extensive care. They are very easy to grow without much care, both in soil and water filled bottles, jars and any container.

I have also grown money plants inside old fused bulbs. These bulbs hanging from a thread looks amazing showing the plant's green leaves along with white root system inside the bulb. The money plant can be grown as an indoor or outdoor plant.

Money Plant brings good luck, happiness, wealth and prosperity.

Growing a Money Plant

Money plant Growing in a Pot

Money plants do not need much care if you do not overdo anything like sunlight, water and fertilizers.

Some tips for caring a money plant are given below to grow it faster.

When to plant

You can start planting your money plant in any season anytime.

Where To Plant

Money plant can grow in both direct and indirect sun light. However, too much direct sun light can turn the leaves yellow and even burn them.

I have placed my money plant in a shaded verandah where it receives only indirect sun light and it is growing very well, spreading on the ceiling with 8 to 10 branches - all about 5 meter long..

Propagation of Money Plant

Money plant is very easy to propagate.  The plant is propagated from stem cuttings. It can be grown in both soil and water.

Growing A Money Plant in Water

1. The important step on how to start a money plant from cuttings is to select a healthy branch, about 30 cm.
2. Cut the branch at 45 degree angle above a node, that is the point from where leaves emerge. The branch should have minimum 2-3 nodes on it.
3. Put the cutting in a container like a glass or plastic bottle, glass of water, old electric bulbs, jar filled with clean water.
4. Keep at least one node below the water level.
5. Put the container near sunlight. You can hang the bottle so that the branches fall down.
6. New roots will grow at the nodes in a few weeks.
7. Keep changing water when it becomes turbid, may be once a week.
8. Frequently add water to maintain the level.
9. No fertilizer is necessary, but you can add some nitrate based fertilizer in water for faster growth. I, however, do not add any fertilizer.

Growing A Money Plant in Soil

First method

1. Select a medium sized pot with holes at the bottom to provide good drainage. The growth of the plant depends on the pot size.
2. Fill the pot with a free-draining soil. Actually any soil will do.
3. Make a hole in the soil and insert the node of the cut stem (as above) and fill the hole with the soil.
4. Watering: Water well once the roots are formed to grow it faster. Allow the soil to dry out between two watering. I water my plant in about 10 days.
5. Over-watering will cause roots to rot. Leaves turning yellow and curling up is the sign of excessive watering.
6. Put a stick in the soil, so that the vine can climb.

Second method

1. To help the plant to grow faster, first put the cutting in water as above and let the roots develop. Then transplant it in soil.

Fertilizer

Normally, no fertilizer is necessary. However, you can give a liquid nitrate based feed occasionally.

Pruning

1. Remove dry or yellow or dead leaves and branches to encourage new growth.
2. Cutting the tips of the growing branches encourage new branches and more dense foliage. 
3. Continue cutting the extra leaves to keep plant in shape.

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