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It's believed that many families will keep one or two pots of evergreen plants. Especially for families that have just finished decorating their houses, they even more want to take advantage of the plants' natural ability to purify the indoor air. However, as green plants, Philodendron scandens and Epipremnum aureum are the ones that people often mistake for each other because they look very similar and you really can't tell the difference at first glance. So, how can we tell these two kinds of plants apart? Let's take a look below.
Philodendron scandens and Epipremnum aureum can be easily found in the flower market. Both are common foliage - viewing plants. In terms of differences, we can first start from their appearance characteristics. Generally speaking, the leaves of Philodendron scandens have various shapes, some are heart - shaped and some are arrow - shaped. Compared with Epipremnum aureum, its leaves are relatively small and grow compactly. The whole plant creeps like a vine and the plant height can be about less than 1 meter. Looking at Epipremnum aureum, its leaves don't have many shapes other than oval - shaped. The leaves are larger and wider, and the density of the leaves is not very compact. The plant height can reach about 3 meters.
From the perspective of growth environment and habits, the requirements of these two plants are quite different. Let's first talk about Philodendron scandens. It prefers a shady position and is a climbing plant. It can't be placed in a strong - light position. During the growth period, it needs support to help it grow. It can be placed against a wall or supported by a decorative shelf.
Compared with Epipremnum aureum, it's a trailing plant. It can crawl on the ground or climb on a support. It doesn't need support. In terms of light, it likes an environment with sufficient light and needs a lighted position, but it can't bear strong sunlight. In addition, the growth speeds of the two plants are different. Philodendron scandens grows fast and can grow to about 1 meter in a year or so, while Epipremnum aureum grows relatively slowly and needs a long - term care to become lush.
From the perspective of flower language, Philodendron scandens and Epipremnum aureum represent different things. Among them, the leaves of Philodendron scandens are heart - shaped and look very pleasing to the eye, so its flower language represents peace and warmth. As for Epipremnum aureum, this plant can tolerate harsh environments and gives people a sense of tenacity. Therefore, its flower language has the beautiful meanings of "tenacious and kind" and "watching for happiness".