Spider plant
Chlorophytum comosum
White-striped leaves arching down, with baby plants dangling on runners. Very forgiving.
- LightBright indirect
- Waterevery 7 days
- CareEasy
- Max height40 cm
- PetsSafe
- HumidityAverage
- Air purifyingYes
How to care
Medium light, water weekly. Snip the babies off and pot them — they root immediately.
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Design this potDesign with this plant
Three glazes on the pot shape picked for this species. One tap opens the studio with that setup — change anything from there.
What it is, and who it suits
A spider plant has soft, white-striped leaves that arch downward, and its standout trait is producing small baby plants dangling on long runners — one parent plant can yield dozens of offsets over time. It is about as easy to care for as anything gets, sharing the lowest care level in the catalogue with the snake plant and the pothos, and it forgives beginners readily. It suits anyone who wants to propagate and give plants to friends, and suits households with children, since it is safe and watching the babies form is an easy, engaging thing to observe.
Where to put it, and how much room to leave
Medium light is enough — no need for strong sun, and it also tolerates a fairly dim corner, though it grows more slowly there. A bookshelf, a desk, or a hanging spot all work; a raised position suits it especially well since the runners carrying baby plants will trail downward naturally over time, matching its habit in the wild. The plant only reaches about forty centimetres with a modest spread, taking up very little space — one of the most flexible species in the catalogue when it comes to placement.
The year-round rhythm
Once a week is enough, and it does not need to be precise — this species tolerates both a bit too little and a bit too much water without reacting as sharply as many others. Ordinary potting soil is fine, no special mix needed. Once a baby plant appears at the end of a runner and has grown a few small roots, snip it off and pot it straight into fresh soil or a glass of water — it roots and settles in immediately, making this the easiest propagation in the whole catalogue. Feed weak fertiliser every two months in the growing season. Repot annually, or once the small tuberous roots start pushing up through the soil, since this species has a fairly thick, fast-growing root system.
Which pot suits it
Size M for a typical plant. A hanging pot is the most popular shape for this species since it suits how the runners with baby plants develop; a flared pot on a high shelf works too. The white-striped leaves are a gentle accent, so almost any glaze suits it — one of the most flexible species in the catalogue for pot colour, with no hard rule to follow. If the plan is to let the runners grow long and trail over time, choose a pot with a wide enough mouth for several runners to fall without crowding each other.
Three things that go wrong
Dry brown leaf tips: usually chlorine or fluoride building up in tap water over time — switch to water left out overnight or filtered water, and trim off the dried parts since they will not turn green again. A mature, healthy plant not producing babies: it needs to reach full size and often needs a period of slightly reduced light or shorter days to trigger runners — not a sign of illness. Leaves fading, with the white stripe growing less distinct: too much direct sun, the opposite of most plants where pale leaves mean they need more light — move it into more shade instead. This species is pet-safe, and the soft trailing leaves often get batted at by cats — that is fine, the plant tolerates light handling well.
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