How to grow Spider Plant

Can deal with various conditions really well, but doesn’t prefer direct sun light.

Very easy to care for this plant has a very vigorous root system and is very drought tolerant.

The easiest way to grow new plants is to plant the immature plants that form at the end of the flower stalks. Pot them into compost, pin the stalk close to the compost with a bent matchstick or hair pin and cut from the mother plant in a few weeks when the new roots have formed. Use a free draining compost or mix in some vermiculite

Soil temperature should be kept higher than 18°C / 64°F to ensure good germination.

Use a mixture of vermiculite and compost to make an open free draining, compost and pot on when roots are visible at the bottom of the pot. Potting on quickly promotes leafy growth, leaving the plant to become pot bound makes many new baby plants grow on flower stalks

Ensure that temperatures are mild (minimum night temperatures should be around 10°C / 50°F) and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Spider plant is a tender plant.

These estimates for how long Spider plant takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.

In Spanish it is called ‘mala madre’ because the baby plants are “thrown” away from the mother.

Airplant plant, mala madre, ribbon plant, St Bernard's Lily, Reverse spider plant

Chlorophytum capense, Chlorophytum, Chlorophytum comosum bonnie

Misspellings: Spiderplant, airplant, air plant

¹ Clemson University