Spider Plant

Spider Plant Care

Chlorophytum comosum

What is the plant

Chlorophytum comosum is a plant that is popular among beginners because it’s easy to grow. It also has air-purifying abilities, so it can perfectly adapt to your house conditions and interior style as well.

Chlorophytum comosum (Spider ivy, Ribbon plant) is an evergreen perennial plant. This species is native mainly to Africa, but you can also find it growing wildly in Western Australia and other tropical places. It has tuberous roots, beautiful narrow leaves, and white flowers that are produced in ramose inflorescence. The inflorescence carries plantlets from which the adventitious roots develop further.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Part Sun

Temperature

10°C - 27°C

Hardiness zone

9 - 11

Difficulty

Easy

Hibernation

Cold Period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Water your spider plant moderately. When the top half of the soil is dry, you may want to give the plant a drink. Empty the saucer after watering, so the roots don’t sit in the mud.
Pruning
The upper parts don’t need regular pruning. Although, you may want to cut the leaves at the base of the plant as they get discolored – so the dead matter doesn’t drain energy from the healthy stems.
Fertilizer
Feed the plant twice a month during the early spring-late summer period with a liquid fertilizer for indoor plants.

Disease diagnosis

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Sunlight
This plant needs bright indirect light to be healthy. Place your Chlorophytum comosum by an east- or west-facing window. Shade the plant with a curtain if the day is especially sunny.
Soil
When it comes to the soil, the spider plant isn’t demanding. It can grow in different potting mixes. A well-breathing, loamy substrate with good draining properties will work.
Propagation
Spider plants are easily propagated by the division of the bigger plant. To do so, take the plant out of the pot. Wash the soil off the roots. Cut the roots apart with a clean, sharp knife. Place the newborn plants in smaller containers and care as usual.

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Temperature
The spider plant is one of the best options for houseplants because it thrives in medium room temperature: 50-80˚F (10-27˚C). Do not let your Chlorophytum comosum spend winter outside – bring it indoors in mid-fall.
Container
The plant can be planted in pots of any material. You should be ready to repot it almost every year to keep up with the growing speed: the roots fill the container and make the plant develop slower and worse.
Fun fact
The name ‘spider plant’ seems obvious to us: the small leaves hang on the larger ones like spiders. But did you know that the earlier version of its origin tells us that greenish-white flowers placed between long leaves can remind us of small spiders that hide in their web?