What it is
Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum) is in the Asparagaceae family. Sends out baby spiderettes on runners that root in a snap - a generous, pet-safe, near-indestructible houseplant.
How to grow it
It wants bright indirect light, water it moderate, and give it any potting mix soil. Target a soil pH around 6.0-6.5. Space plants about Pot apart. Expect roughly Plantlets root easily. Tender houseplant.
How it's used
Spider Plant is used: houseplant; air-cleaning.
🔎 How to identify it
- Arching strappy striped leaves
- Runners with plantlets
- Clumping crown
Not for eating
Grown for the garden, soil, or pollinators — not as food.
🌤 Before you plant: check the live 7-day garden weather to time it right for frost and heat.
Part of the free Texas Roots plant database, compiled by Jordan Polasek from his greenhouse in El Campo, Texas. Free to read and share. If it helped, the best thanks is to grow something.