About Spider Plant

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial

Origin

Southern Africa, South Africa

Types

airplane plant,St. Bernard's lily,spider ivy

Number of Varieties

Rank: 78 (Overall)

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Habitat

Wild

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-10

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.25 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green

Leaf Color in Spring

White, Light Green, Dark Green, Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Summer

White, Light Green, Dark Green, Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Fall

White, Light Green, Dark Green, Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lance shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch, Scab

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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16% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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55% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

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1% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Foliage Sheen

Evergreen

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9% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Invasive

Self-Sowing

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44% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Hanging Basket

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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52% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Other Uses

Air freshner

Used As Indoor Plant

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60% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CHLOROPHYTUM comosum

Common Name

Spider Plant

In Hindi

spider plant

In German

Grünlilie

In French

Chlorophytum comosum

In Spanish

Chlorophytum comosum

In Greek

Spider plant

In Portuguese

Clorofito

In Polish

Zielistka Sternberga

In Latin

Spider plant

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Liliales

Family

Liliaceae

Genus

Chlorophytum

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Agavoideae

Number of Species

200

Rank: 71 (Overall)

1 27800

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Properties of Spider Plant

Want to know the properties of Spider Plant? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Spider Plant is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Spider Plant Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Antioxidants

Part of plant used: Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Spider Plant Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Spider Plant. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Spider Plant physical information is as follows: 25.40 cm tall and 30.25 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Lance shaped. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White

Leaf color: White, Light Green, Dark Green and Light Yellow

Care of Spider Plant

Taking Spider Plant Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Spider Plant include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

Season and care of Spider Plant

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Spider Plant is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Spider Plant is a very important plant from Tender Perennial. There are 40 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: airplane plant,St. Bernard's lily,spider ivy. This plant's habitat is Wild and it comes in the hardiness zone 9-15. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.