Spider Plant: Graceful Leaves and Little Plantlets
Bring an easy, flowing shape to your indoor collection with Chlorophytum comosum. Its long, arching leaves create a fresh green-and-white display, while mature plants can send out dangling plantlets that give Spider Plant its familiar charm.
- 🍃 Arching strap-shaped leaves create a soft, fountain-like form
- 🤍 Green-and-white foliage brightens a well-lit indoor space
- 🌱 Dangling plantlets may develop on long stems as the plant matures
- 🪴 Hanging-planter appeal shows off the flowing growth
- 🌼 Small white flowers can appear along the long stems
Set Spider Plant on a bright shelf or in a hanging planter where its leaves have room to arch. It is a lovely way to add a softer leafy shape to your collection.
Care Tips
Light: Grow in medium to bright indirect light. Protect from hot direct sun.
Water: Let the soil dry slightly between thorough waterings, then drain well. Avoid prolonged dryness or soggy roots.
Soil: Use an airy, well-draining houseplant potting mix.
Potting: Use a container with drainage holes. Repot when the fleshy roots crowd the pot.
Humidity: Ordinary household humidity is suitable with good airflow.
Temperature: Keep warm and protect from freezing temperatures and cold drafts.
Shipping & Handling
- The 2 Inch Chlorophytum comosum plants are shipped with the pot and soil
- The 4 Inch and larger plants are shipped bare roots without the pot and soil:
- You will receive a very similar plant to the one shown in the photos; shape and color may vary
- Ship within USA & its outlying territories only
- Please visit Order Processing & Shipping info page for additional details
Care Instructions
Please visit our Succulent Care info page for more details.
Use porous, well-draining potting soil suitable for this plant, as described in the Care Tips above. Add perlite or grit as needed to improve drainage. Avoid leaving roots in waterlogged soil.
Allow the soil to dry to the level recommended in the Care Tips above before watering again. Always drain excess water.
Weather Conditions
- When ordering, be mindful that living succulents can be damaged by the cold weather.
- If you live in an area that is below 40°F, please add a shipping warmer to your order or consider purchasing plant until the weather is more suitable.
- Shipping Warmer: 72+ Hours Heat Packs available for $2.00 each
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