| Description | Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum vittatum) is one of the more common Spider Plants grown. The strap-like leaves have a white center with green margins. |
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| Pronunciation | (kloh-roh-FYE-tum) |
| Plant Type | Indoor Foliage, Site author's observations |
| Sunlight | some direct, bright |
| Moisture | evenly moist to slightly dry, average house humidity |
| Growing Media | average house |
| Temperature | average house |
| Flowers | small white flowers are produced on the tips of the dangling branches (stolons) |
| Leaves | long strap-like, originating from a crown, green with a white stripe down the center |
| Stems | stolons which hang over the side of the pot |
| Dimensions | can quickly fill out a 10-12" pot, spiders can hang down over 2 feet |
| Maintenance | This plant produces a mass of thick, white roots. If given a chance it will either crack or push out of the pot. When it gets root bound you can either transplant it into a larger pot or do some root pruning. Knock the plant out of the pot, cut an inch or so off of the bottom and a ring from the sides and repot. It will recover and fill the pot in again. Remember that this is major surgery and some TLC will help the plant recover. |
| Propagation | By far the easiest and most common way is to root the plantlets. Pick a mature one, that has a small mass of short, stubby roots. Remove it from the plant and press into some propagation media. It will quickly root. Older plants can be divided. |
| Native Site | South Africa |
| Misc Facts | AKA: Variegated Spider Plant airplane plant, St. Bernard's lily, spider ivy, ribbon plant |
| Author's Notes | The only real problem this plant has is its tendency for the tips of the leaves to turn brown. I have heard its from fluorine, chlorine or under watering???? I don't consider this as a problem but just a characteristic of the plant and I live with it. |
| Notes & Reference | #02-Exotic Plant Manual (Alfred Byrd Graf), #18-House Plant Encyclopedia (Nico Vermeulen), #158-Plantepedia (Maggie Stuckey) |
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