Chlorophytum comosum

Often called an Airplane Plant, a Spider Plant is a fast- growing sitting or hanging houseplant that originally came from South Africa. This graceful interior houseplant produces leaves directly from the center of its pot. When kept root-bound, a Spider Plant sends off numerous long stems with baby plants at the end that can easily be used for propagation. Spider Plants are available with green leaves, green leaves trimmed in white, or white leaves trimmed in green. All Spider Plants are easy to care for and fun to have. A Spider Plant is inexpensive and a great choice for novice plant lovers. An added plus, Spider Plants clean the air of harmful toxins.

Spider Plants can tolerate lower light conditions, but they prefer bright, indirect light. The striping on the leaves will be more prominent with indirect lighting. Avoid direct sunlight as it will scorch their leaves.

The top 50% of the should be dried out before you water again. A good way to determine when a Spider Plant needs water is to look at their leaves. The green color in the leaves will fade when the soil is dry. Water that is high in salts and chemicals will cause brown tips.

Fertilize twice a month in the Spring and Summer. Avoid over-fertilizing which will lead to brown leaf tips. Do not feed in the Fall and Winter this is when the plant grows naturally slower.

• NASA lists Spider Plants as a plant for cleaning the air of harmful chemicals.
• Non-poisonous houseplant.
• Spider plants are seldom bothered by plant diseases.
• They like high humidity.

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