Cold hardiness & minimum temperature

Is Scindapsus Pictus Jade Satin (Scindapsus pictus 'Jade Satin')cold hardy? Hardiness zone & min temp

Also called Jade satin pothos, Jade satin scindapsus.

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About Scindapsus Pictus Jade Satin

Scindapsus pictus 'Jade Satin' · also called Jade satin pothos, Jade satin scindapsus · houseplant

Jade Satin is a solid-green cultivar of Scindapsus pictus, prized for its thick, matte-to-satiny heart-shaped leaves without the silver flecking of Silver Satin. An easy, forgiving trailing aroid, it tolerates a range of light, stores water in its semi-succulent leaves and wants an airy mix with a let-the-surface-dry watering routine.

Cold limit: USDA 10-12 (indoor in most US and UK homes) · RHS H1b (18-29°C)

What scindapsus pictus jade satin's hardiness rating actually means

Scindapsus Pictus Jade Satin is not cold hardy. It is a tropical houseplant that dies if it is left out through frost — there is no zone where it overwinters outdoors in a UK or cold-US climate. Its RHS rating of H1b means: Sub-tropical — a normal warm home is fine, but it cannot go outside in a cool season. On the US scale that maps to USDA 10-12 (indoor in most US and UK homes) — the zones where it can be left outdoors year-round.

New to these scales? The USDA hardiness zone map explained covers how the zone numbers work, and you can find your own zone with the zone finder.

Minimum temperature — and what happens below it

Minimum survivable temperature is roughly about 10 °C (sustained cold below this is damaging). Scindapsus Pictus Jade Satin has no frost tolerance at all — it is an indoor plant in any climate with a real winter.

Concretely, for scindapsus pictus jade satin as it gets too cold:

Below about about 10 °C, growth stalls and the leaves start to show cold stress — dark, water-soaked, or yellowing patches.
A single light frost blackens the foliage; a hard freeze kills the whole plant, roots included, and it does not recover.
Even a cold, draughty windowsill or an unheated porch in winter can be enough to damage it permanently.

Can scindapsus pictus jade satin go outside or overwinter — and where?

It can holiday outdoors in summer once nights are reliably above 10 °C, in shade or dappled light, hardened off gradually.
Bring it back indoors well before the first autumn frost — do not wait for a frost warning, move it when nights drop toward 10-12 °C.
It will never overwinter outside in a temperate climate; the indoors is its winter home, full stop.

Work back from your local frost dates with the frost-date calculator: the last spring frost and first autumn frost are what really decide when scindapsus pictus jade satin can be outside. US growers can check USDA zones; UK growers should use the RHS hardiness ratings, which match the H1b figure above.

Scindapsus Pictus Jade Satin hardiness — frequently asked questions

Is scindapsus pictus jade satin cold hardy?

Scindapsus Pictus Jade Satin is not cold hardy. It is a tropical houseplant that dies if it is left out through frost — there is no zone where it overwinters outdoors in a UK or cold-US climate. Indoor-only in almost every home. Scindapsus Pictus Jade Satin can only live outside year-round in genuinely frost-free climates (roughly USDA 10-12 (indoor in most US and UK homes)); everywhere else it is a houseplant that summers out at most.

What is the minimum temperature scindapsus pictus jade satin can survive?

What hardiness zone is scindapsus pictus jade satin?

Scindapsus Pictus Jade Satin is rated USDA 10-12 (indoor in most US and UK homes) and RHS H1b — Sub-tropical — a normal warm home is fine, but it cannot go outside in a cool season.

Can scindapsus pictus jade satin survive winter outside?

It can holiday outdoors in summer once nights are reliably above 10 °C, in shade or dappled light, hardened off gradually. Bring it back indoors well before the first autumn frost — do not wait for a frost warning, move it when nights drop toward 10-12 °C. It will never overwinter outside in a temperate climate; the indoors is its winter home, full stop.

What happens to scindapsus pictus jade satin below its minimum temperature?

Below about about 10 °C, growth stalls and the leaves start to show cold stress — dark, water-soaked, or yellowing patches. A single light frost blackens the foliage; a hard freeze kills the whole plant, roots included, and it does not recover. Even a cold, draughty windowsill or an unheated porch in winter can be enough to damage it permanently.