Needs Bright Indirect Sunlight – Place your plants on window sills where it can get the brightest possible indirect light.
Pet Friendly – The plant causes no harm to your pets on contact or ingestion, However, consuming indoor plants is not beneficial to their heath.
Beginner Friendly – If you are a new gardener this is a great choice for you. The plant will thrive in your journey to learn gardening with trials and errors.Description
Chlorophytum is an attractive green plant with white stripe variegation. This plant is an excellent indoor as well as an outdoor plant.
What makes it special:
- Attractive foliage plant.
- Best plant for AC rooms, office desk.
- Easy to care and low maintenance plant.
- Best indoor plant for low light condition
The spider plant is considered one of the most adaptable of houseplants and the easiest to grow. The spider plant is so named because of its spider-like plants, or spiderettes, which dangle down from the mother plant like spiders on a web.
Available in green or variegated varieties, these spiderettes often start out as small white flowe Spider Plant is also a champion cleanser of air. The NASA tests showed it to remove around 90% of the harmful chemical formaldehyde from the air. Since formaldehyde is found in common household products like adhesives, grout and fillers, it s a good idea to keep one of these plants around your kitchen and bathrooms especially.
Plant Specifications
| Common Name | Spider plant, Chlorophytum comosum, Ribbon Plant, airplane plant. |
| Maximum Reachable Height | Up to 60 centimete |
| Flower Colour | Greenish-white, white. |
| Bloom Time | Rarely bloom. |
| Difficulty Level | Easy to grow. |
Planting And Care
Refer our Garden Guide for detailed procedures and meanings of words related to gardening.
Sunlight
- Keep the plant indoor with natural bright light/indirect bright light.
- Protect the plant from direct harsh sunlight as it can cause damage to the foliage.
Soil
- The soil should be well drained and fertile rich in organic content.
Watering
- Poke your finger/plain small stick into the soil to check the moisture.
- Water when top soil (3-4 inches) feels dry to touch.
- Water thoroughly in the summer and reduce watering in winter and rainy season.
Application of Fertilizer
- During the main growing season feed the plant with organic fertilizer once a month.
- Loosen the topsoil without disturbing the roots of the plant so it can uptake the nutrients and moisture easily.
Re-potting
- When a plant outgrows in current pot, re-pot with fresh potting soil and some fertilizer.
- Do the re-potting late evening and keep the plant in shady area for 2 to 3 days and then move the plant in its suitable climatic condition.
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Plant Protection
- Remove dead, infected or damaged plant parts and dispose them away from the planting area.
- Spray Neem, Eucalyptus or Citrus oil for any insect/pest attack, as a primary treatment.
Donts
- Easily grows in AC rooms but away from AC vents.
- Do not over-water the plant especially when pot does not have drainage holes.
Chlorophytum Care
Initial care for 1-2 weeks after receiving plant at your location:
- Keep the plant in natural indirect bright Light.
- Poke your finger/plain small stick into the soil to check the moisture.
- Water when top soil (1-2 inches) feels dry to touch.
- Do not re-pot for min. 2 weeks after receiving it.
Key requirements to keep plant healthy:
| Sunlight | natural bright light/indirect bright light. |
| Watering | Poke your finger/plain small stick into the soil to check the moisture. Water when topsoil (1-2 inches) feels dry to touch. Water thoroughly in the summer and reduce watering in winter and rainy season. |
| Soil | Soil should be well drain and fertile, rich in organic content. |
| Temperature | 18-32 degrees Celcius. |
| Fertilizer | Apply any organic fertilizer. |
Chlorophytum Special Feature
Excellent air purifier plant according to NASA
Chlorophytum Uses
Ornamental Use:
- Best as potted plant and in hanging basket
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