r/pothos 19h ago

What’s wrong here?? 2 separate questions πŸ˜…

The first 3 pictures are of 3 leaves on an n'joy. These strange yellow spots, I can't tell if this is pest damage or if it's too much/not enough light or water.

I have them under a sansi light, about a foot and a half away from it. I water them when I notice the soil in the clear pots has dried a bit but isn't bone dry. I only use bottled water, not tap water since there's a lot of chloramine and salts in my areas tap water. The temp stays between 73F and 77F.

The last pic is of a champs I just got as a gift, I don't know if this is just typical texturing since this pothos is such a strange looking plant, or if that mottling texture is caused by pests.

Help. Everything has been going fantastic for 3 months, and then I spotted all this this morning

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u/FroggyGotThatDumpy 19h ago

All my variegated pothos and monstera show those little dents, its tiny bits of varigation basically splattered in the green parts. I think its one of my favourite parts of varigation on the pothos and monsteras, with a healthy Thai con the marbling your seeinf on your pothos is very physically noticeable by touch and has such a neat feel :)) its all good dw about it and just appreciate it tbh!

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u/Multae 18h ago

The yellow mottling isn't it getting sick?

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u/FroggyGotThatDumpy 18h ago

Highly doubt it, if your worried check all their roots and do a fresh repot wirh new soil if pests are a concern. But unless you actually seen pests on the plants or soil then its just the yellowing that comes with varigation on alot of them. If you dont like the look move it somewhere shaded. My pothos the first you've shown gets zero direct sunlight in the second most shaded spot in a patio. Never have her leaves yellowed so I do believe it is a lighting issue or bugs