Spider plant with long arching variegated leaves and spiderettes hanging from runners

Spider Plant Care Guide: Growing and Propagating Chlorophytum

Spider Plant Care Guide: Growing and Propagating Chlorophytum If the tips of your spider plant keep going brown no matter how carefully you water, there’s a good chance the culprit is your tap water, not your routine. Spider plants are forgiving in most ways, but more sensitive to fluoride than most care guides let on. That one detail resolves a lot of frustration. The spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum) earns its reputation as a beginner-friendly plant not because it’s boring or unchallenging, but because it communicates clearly. Happy plants produce a cascade of arching runners and spiderettes. Stressed plants hold back. Once you understand what the plant is telling you, the care almost figures itself out. ...

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