Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Grass
Origin
Southern Africa, South Africa
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Types
airplane plant,St. Bernard's lily,spider ivy
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
Number of Varieties
4020
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40000
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Habitat
Wild
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-157-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12 - 10
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.25 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Gray, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Light Green, Dark Green, Light Yellow
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
White, Light Green, Dark Green, Light Yellow
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
White, Light Green, Dark Green, Light Yellow
Dark Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut back old stems to the ground
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch, Scab
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
-
Allergy
-
conjunctivitis, Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Hanging Basket
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Air freshner
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
CHLOROPHYTUM comosum
ERAGROSTIS curvula
Common Name
Spider Plant
Weeping Lovegrass
In Hindi
spider plant
Weeping Lovegrass
In German
Grünlilie
Weinend lovegrass
In French
Chlorophytum comosum
Weeping lovegrass
In Spanish
Chlorophytum comosum
Pasto llorón
In Greek
Spider plant
κλάμα Lovegrass
In Portuguese
Clorofito
chorando lovegrass
In Polish
Zielistka Sternberga
Płacząca Lovegrass
In Latin
Spider plant
Plorans Lovegrass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Cyperales
Family
Liliaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Chlorophytum
Eragrostis
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Eragrostideae
Subfamily
Agavoideae
Chloridoideae
Number of Species
20010
1
27800
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