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Spider Plant
Chlorophytum comosum
Other known names: Airplane Plant · Ribbon Plant
A grassy clumping houseplant that produces arching stems with plantlets when mature.
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Safety not yet verified. Confirm the exact identification before deciding whether this plant is safe around children or pets. Catalog note: Commonly grown in pet households; verify household-specific safety questions with a veterinarian.
Care
- Light
- Bright indirect light; gentle morning sun is usually tolerated after acclimation.
- Water
- Water when the upper layer dries and the pot begins to feel lighter.
- Growing medium
- A general container mix with dependable drainage.
- Feeding
- Feed lightly during active growth.
- Temperature
- 55-80 F.
- Humidity
- Average household humidity.
- When to consider watering
- Use observed moisture, pot weight, light, and season instead of a fixed weekday.
- Watering method
- Water when the upper layer dries and the pot begins to feel lighter. Wet the root ball evenly and never leave drainage trapped in a cachepot.
- Repotting
- Repot only when roots, drainage, stability, or broken-down medium justify it; increase the pot size modestly.
- Pruning
- Remove damaged growth with clean tools and avoid unnecessary pruning during stress.
- Beginner note
- Treat reminders as prompts to observe. Record what you found, then complete, snooze, pause, or adjust the care item.
Observe the plant and growing medium before acting. A reminder is a prompt to check, not an automatic instruction to water.
Characteristics
A grassy clumping houseplant that produces arching stems with plantlets when mature.
Names & botanical identity
- Accepted name
- Chlorophytum comosum
- Plant family
- Asparagaceae
- Plant group
- Pet Safe
- Other known names
- Airplane Plant · Ribbon Plant
- Safety
- Safety not yet verified
Confirm the exact identification before deciding whether this plant is safe around children or pets. Catalog note: Commonly grown in pet households; verify household-specific safety questions with a veterinarian.
Growth
- Growth habit
- Clumping herb with arching stolons.
- Mature size
- 1–1.5 ft tall × 1–2 ft wide indoors
- Native range
- Southern Africa.
- Temperature
- 55-80 F.
- Humidity
- Average household humidity.
- Difficulty
- Beginner
Propagation
Root attached or detached plantlets, or divide the crown.
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Problems to recognize
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- Excess moisture / root stress: A large wet pot can yellow leaves and damage roots.
- Spider mites: Fine arching leaves can hide stippling and webbing.
- Fungus gnats: Persistently moist organic media can support fungus gnats.
History & lineage
Chlorophytum comosum has been shared widely as an easy household pass-along plant because its arching stems produce readily rooted plantlets.
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