Chlorophytum comosum 'Variegatum'

Spider Plant

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Common Name:

Spider Plant

Plant Type:

Flower color:

White

Foliage color:

Green Yellow Variegated

Sun (From 0 to 5):

1

Water (From 0 to 5):

2

Maximum temperature:

30°C

Minimum temperature:

15°C

Maximum height:

30 cm

Maximum width:

90 cm

Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum 'Variegatum') - Description

This plant may very well be the most popular indoor plant to grow, it is definitely the easiest to grow, and easily the easiest to propagate! C. comosum 'Variegatum' is native to South Africa. It forms 1 to 3 feet high clumps of soft, curving leaves like long, broad grass blades. It's ability to grow and thrive under some of the most neglectful conditions makes it a champion amongst beginners and old time gardeners alike. To propagate new plants, one only needs to pluck or snip the small plantlets off the stalons that form on the mother plant and just put them into their own pot with soil. These little plantlets come complete with their own set of roots that are ready to go!

Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum 'Variegatum') - Blooming

White, 6-petaled flowers are borne in long clusters in summer.

Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum 'Variegatum') - Growth

Relative of the lily that is generally grown as a houseplant due to its sensitivity to frost. Some species will grow as tall as 3 ft.

Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum 'Variegatum') - Planting

Propagation is extremely easy with the species C. comosum. The Spider Plant produces miniature copies of the mother plant on the ends of long stems. These daughter plants can be planted in pots.

Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum 'Variegatum') - Pest

Tip burn can occur from excess salts, dry soil, or fluoride.

Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum 'Variegatum') - Soil and irrigation

Grows in any soil. Water freely during the growing season, moderately at other times.