Also called airplane plant, spider plant grows well in containers orhanging baskets.
Grow them indoors in most climates and outdoors in the warmest spots.
Because spider plants are native totropical places, they appreciate humidity and warm temperatures.
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They do great in a bathroom, soaking up the steam from showers.
Choose a container with good drainage for your spider plant depending on where you plan to place it.
Fill the container with potting mix and remove the plant from its nursery pot.
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Loosen the roots and place it in the new container.
Fill around the plant with soil and water it well to settle it into its new home.
Plant spider plants anytime from a plantlet or seed.
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Moisten the mix, put it in indirect light, and wait for the roots to grow.
Spider Plant Care Tips
Spider plants are great for new gardeners because they’reforgiving of neglect.
Light
A spider plant likes bright, indirect light.
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Avoid direct sunlight as it has the potential to scorch the leaves.
Spider plants will grow in low light, but they’ll grow slowly and may not produce plantlets.
In low light, striped spider plant leaves may lose their variegation.
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Soil and Water
Spider plants prefer it if their soil dries out a bit between watering.
Check the soil every 4 or 5 days.
If possible,use rainwateror distilled water for spider plants to keep their leaves from discoloration.
Temperature and Humidity
Humidity and warm temperatures are best for spider plants.
Keep them away from fans,air conditioners, and cool drafts.
Temperatures above 50oF are best for these tropical plants.
If your home is dry, a few mists with water each week will be beneficial.
Fertilizer
Pruning
Prune away dead leaveswhen you see them.
Planters should have good drainage holes.
Its orange leaf stem and central vein glow in bright indoor light.
Grow it just as you would one of the striped varieties.
Variegated spider plant
Chlorophytum comosum’Vittatum' has bright green leaves with a central white stripe.
Variegated ‘Bonnie’ spider plant
Chlorophytum comosum’Variegated Bonnie' has curled green leaves striped with creamy white.
Frequently Asked Questions
In Asian cultures, spider plants are believed to bring luck and good health.
Spider plants' sturdy and long vines represent stability.
Spider plants do have an air-purifying quality.
