How to Keep Cebu Blue and Growing Two

The silvery sheen captivates you, not to mention the way the light softens the feather shaped leaves. The Cebu blue pothos, (Epipremnum pinnatum ‘Cebu Blue‘), will appear bluish green. It is so pretty in a very plain and simple way.

In the Beginning

My introduction to this plant was from an online purchase, as it is not easily available in garden centers, or big box stores in my area. I was looking for a variegated pathos, however, the minimalist lines of the Cebu blue caught my eye. The vendor was also offering the bonus of a fenestrated cutting. Joy and bliss, as this plant is usually without the holes in the leaves in its immature stage. Maturity for this plant is size not age. A mature plants looks very different from the silver blue baby we see in non tropical climates. Native to Cebu island in the Philippines, this plant can reach 50 feet with huge leaves which are fully fenestrated. Indoors, the Cebu blue rarely reaches a few feet and leaves remain around 4 inches.

The single leaf arrived well preserved for its journey, via Canada post, halfway across the country. The leaf cutting went straight into water. It slowly pushed out roots, and a few weeks later it was moved into a nice tropical soil mix, with orchid bark for good drainage. I tried to create as much of its natural habitat as I could. The only…