Editing Epipremnum aureum (section)

===Shy-flowering nature===
While ''E. aureum'' is classified as an [[Flowering plant|angiosperm]], which typically produce flowers at some point in their life cycle, it is the only reported species in its family ([[Araceae]]) that does not readily bloom, if at all. Regardless of where this “shy-flowering” plant is grown, or what the conditions are like, it will apparently not flower due to a genetic impairment of the [[Gibberellin|gibberellin (GA) biosynthetic gene]], ''EaGA3ox1''. This impairment causes the plant to be unable to develop bioactive GAs, which are responsible for the flowering of plants, via the floral [[meristem]] identity gene ''EaLFY''. In ''E. aureum'', the floral meristem identity gene expression is absent due to the lack of GAs from ''EaGA3ox1''. It was found that when GAs were experimentally sprayed onto the plant, flowering was induced.<ref name=":0" /> Thus, it is likely safe to assume that none of the plants seen in modern cultivation have truly been grown from seed. However, it is far more efficient to simply multiply an existing plant by dividing it; the species is well-known for its ease of propagation via vegetative growth, developing roots rapidly through cuttings, either rooted in water or grown directly in a well-aerated substrate, such as [[perlite]] mixed with [[vermiculite]], or even [[sphagnum moss]]. Additional methods of propagation include whole-plant divisions or root divisions, as well as [[Plant tissue culture|tissue culture]] propagation.