How to care for your pothos indoors

Keep foliage away from strong direct summer sun. Decide whether to trail the stems from a shelf or train them onto a support.

Photograph the position and note the distance from the window and any curtain filtering the light. Date a move to a new spot so later photos have context, rather than treating every change in appearance as a health change.

Note whether the mix is still moist and when you last watered. A calendar reminder can prompt a check without obliging you to water that day. Record the checks when you decide to wait, too.

Check the drainage holes and empty water collected in the outer pot. If the mix stays wet through several checks, investigate drainage before repeating the routine.

Check that the pot and support are stable in their chosen position.

Keep a whole-plant photo alongside a picture of the pot and support. Record changes of pot or growing mix with your watering notes. You will have a useful reference if drying time later changes.

Colour alone does not establish the cause. Note which leaves change, when it started, and what happened beforehand: a move, watering or repotting. Follow the symptom guide to compare observations.

If deterioration spreads, gather whole-plant photos and care history to ask for advice. Avoid making several corrections at once; doing so makes the result harder to interpret.