5 reasons to love the money plant

The pothos can grow under various conditions – sun or shade, indoors or in an office environment under artificial lights. Photo: Luisella Planeta Leoni/Pixabay

Often confused with the philodendron, the pothos (pronounced poe-those) is a climbing plant that is very popular as a houseplant, especially for new plant parents.

Also called golden pothos, money plant, or devil’s ivy, it is a hardy indoor foliage plant of the arum family (Araceae), native to southeastern Asia.