
Spider Plant
- Botanical Name
- Chlorophytum comosum
- Hardiness
- Zones 9 to 11
- Height
- 2 to 3 feet
- Width
- 24 to 30 inches
- Flowers
- Loose panicle of white flowers
- Light
- Bright indirect light
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Keep soil slightly moist to avoid brown tips (caused by fluoride and chlorine in tap water)
- Fertilize with a dilute houseplant fertilizer during active growth
- Avoid exposure to drafts during the winter
- Divide tuberous roots and repot to avoid expanding growth from cracking the container
- Offshoots can be potted to start new plants
- Do not fertilize newly potted plants for at least 4-6 months
- Problems
- Root rot in poorly drained potting mixes, brown tips with low humidity or too dry soil, mites, scale, whiteflies, aphids
- Varieties
- Variegatum - leaves have white margins, many offshoots
- Vittatum - white strip down center of leaves
- Mandaianum - dwarf spider plant, foliage 4-6 inches in length, dark green with yellow stripe
- Zebra Grass - green leaves with white margin
- Picturatum - leaves have central yellow stripe
- Milky Way - cream leaves edged in green
- Hawaiian Spider - variagation on new leaves that fades with age
- Variegated Bonnie - curly green leaves with cream stripes
- Bonnie - curly green leaves
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