Spider Plant Care: How To Grow Chlorophytum Comosum
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- čas přidán 12. 07. 2024
- The Spider Plant, or Chlorophytum Comosum, is an extremely popular houseplant, and for good reason. It's gorgeous, easy to care for, and spider plant babies sprout from it non-stop, making it easy to propagate.
Along with learning how to water spider plants (it's a bit different than most houseplants), you'll learn how to grow spider plants from A to Z. We'll talk about different varieties of the spider plant you can get as well:
- Chlorophytum Comosum 'Variegatum'
- Chlorophytum Comosum 'Reverse Variegatum'
- Chlorophytum Laxum 'Zebra'
- Hawaiian Spider Plant
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In Puerto Rico, I learned that these are called the Bad Mother Plant because her children are running away from her. Funny, no?
Pobresita Madre my grandmother calls it, "The poor little mother'
😂😂 I could see that!
In Finland we sometimes call this plant "isännän harha-askel" which loosely translates "wandering footsteps of the master/head of the household". That of course referres to the multiple little babies here there everywhere... 😉
Boneless Spo
Very funny 😂😂😂
0:00 - Intro
00:41 - Lighting
1:18 - Watering
3:04 - Repotting
5:17 - Pruning
6:42 - Propagation
8:15 - Problems and Pets
8:57 - FAQs
Epic Gardening cheapest method to treat aphids (unless have a few black/red ladybirds/bugs to hand) with 1 part distilled vinegar 2 part water. I use a 100ml atomizer spray. First cover the soil around the potted plant with aluminium foil (aphid sunight annihilation) to protect soil and then spray. Aphids vomit and die.
Maybe give it a try on a plant your not attached to.
This I haven't tried...
I've heard the YELLOW (aphid love) banana peel around infected plant
I love the part where “Aphids vomit and die.” 😂
Epic Gardening can I plant this outside on the ground?i have one indoors and it’s growing big
Thank you
Restored Beauty I have mine hanging out side on my porch. We live in southern Louisiana so it stays humid. All of my spider plants flourish here on my porch lol.
that plant looks like my head after I told the hairdresser "Just a trim" lol
that made me laugh out loud 😂😂
Lmaooo
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Laugh out loud!!!!!
Omg😂😂😂😂😂
I put my 30 year old spider plant outside ever summer, this year the growth has tripled, it is huge, I was going through it removing the dead leaves and a damn bird has built a nest in it and laid 3 eggs.. hope it doesn't damage my plant.. this has never happened
Ha ! Ha ! Ha!!
I take it your Chlorophytum was hanging up in a partly shaded position at the time? Ideal real estate for little Birds planning to raise a family.
And they couldn't have been spooked either despite their newly choosen home being very prone to regularly getting flooded out.
You then, have to be a Gardener who's gentle and steady with your watering/feeding regime.
These plants are so tolerant and so very forgiving of neglect and, being relatively commonplace, that folks easily become blase about them and take them for granted but, as I've discovered, if Chlorophytum comosum 'Variegatum' is given the type of light it prefers, good watering during the growing season, (never kept wet though) potting on and feeding then they respond highly and indeed grow to a surprisingly huge size.
My little plant which now is very very large - in addition to the above care - receives once in the Springtime then again in Midsummer a heaped tablespoon of volcanic rock dust and together at the same time a heaped tablespoon of worm castings. (I just began with a sprinkle when it was little)
Now like your's my Spider Plant is gigantic with thick fleshy robust leaves and runners. People when they first see it go, "wow ! That plant's absolutely awsome, what is it?" When I tell them they reply "whaat ?!? Is it.. it must be.. a new type? Where did you manage to get one of those ??"
The birds sound lovely
@@colincruickshanks7578 thanks for the tips on volcanic rock dust and worm castings 😉
How are your new bird children?
@@pandoradespain3119 well it's their 1st year in college.. lol. I tried not to bother them , I would water around the edges, after a a month or so I checked the nest and it looked like they had hatched.. but I never did see the babies..
Great video! Spider plants are sensitive to fluoride and chlorine present in most tap water. You should let your tap water sit for 24 hours to allow these elements to evaporate before watering your spider plant. since i have started this practice my plant is much greener, growing like crazy, have probably 30 or more pups and no more brown tips!
Cause the water tap issue, i always use mineral water 🤣 so great information . I can just use tap water but need let it sit first for 24 hours. Great
Holy hell is that why my spider plant has brown tips? I live somewhere where the tap water is no good.
Gonna try this. Besides getting brown tips consistently mine looks awfully limp
Made such a difference in my plants Also spider plants like to be in a crowded pot. the more crowded, the more pups they produce. My plant makes so many babies, we call them tribbles, after the star trek series. The babies have actually sent out shoots , so the plant has three different levels! Crazy!
Hmmm? Well just make sure you are not overwatering. I put an alarm on my phone for house plant watering days. And by a waer meter. I was so surprised when I got one and discovered I had several plants that I was actually over watering. Try the dechlorinated water for at least 3 watering cycles. You might also try a product called super thrive, which is like a vitamin booster. It is different from a plant fertilizer which you don't want to give a sick plant. Good luck Alejandro!
Just a tiny tip: You don't have to remove leaves if they are still green. Of course they contribute to the plants energy production. What you may cut though if you want are the leaves that are slowly becoming yellow. Transport-damaged leaves still continue to photosynthesize , they just don't look so pleasing to the eye. It's like you're chopping off your thumb because it looks weird. It still fulfills its purpose. I hope you get my point. 😅
true, agreed.
I think Kevin there was solely beautifying the spider plant and cutting the spider plant for aesthetics and they relatively grow quicker.
Very true, although this is also a matter of preference too.
I Just Clip Them To A ‘point’ And When It Gets Long It Looks Great & Blends Fine. Also Coffee Helps With Brown Tips
I have a spider plant, once I went on holiday for 3 weeks and the whole time I was away I left it out side and went I got back I had doubled in size and was growing so many more on its stems.
Without watering?
sameer kujur
I put it outside so it rained
I bought my cat his own spider plant so he'd stop eating my other plants.. he's been high for about 6 months I guess 😂
LOL
Ahahahahaha! I think I know what I'm getting my cat for her birthday!
My cats gardening as well 😽
Also you can make a lol “cat garden “ with catnip , lavender , etc and other kitty safe herbs for snacking !
Careful they are toxic to cats
You really have a knack for explanation. I’ve learned so much over binge watching your channel just over the past week. You’re a very good teacher, thank you!
Thank you so much, that means a lot!
8:52 “Unless you want your cats to be high all the time.” My cat thanks you.
:P
Mine flowered today! I've had it for 2yrs and nothing. This last few weeks it's blown up and started flowering! I had no idea it would
My cats are screaming PAR TAY...whoo hooo....
:P
😆😅😂🤣
Omg, I follow him on tiktok and had no idea he had CZcams! I’m getting a spider plant tomorrow and this is the first video I clicked on! Haha
I love my spider plant! they are approved by NASA i believe to be a air purifier.
that whole study was unfortunately debunked lol, i wish it was true tho...the air got purer with both an empty pot of dirt and a potted plant
You just saved my spider plant!!!
Glad to hear!
So helpful!!!! Thank you! My grandma gave me 2 spider plants today. I’m so excited!! Thanks to your wonderful video I will be able to properly care for my new blessings!🌱🌱😊😊
Good luck!
You could also just ask grandma.
Great vid! Thanks for being accurate, brief, and thorough. YES...its possible to be brief AND thorough although few have that skill. Grabbed my first baby from a plant at my fav restaurant. (I asked permission) It's only been a year and after rooting in water, planted it in soil, it is very healthy and has one 1 flowering spire with a pup at the end! 😁
During the winter months, I put my spider plants under a 35W grow light and turn it on for at least 16 hours of the day. The light stays about a foot above the plants. You can grow a single pup to a full 2-3' round within 6 months. In 4 months time, a pup can grow from a 3" pot to an 8" pot easily. They also enjoy tightly packed soil when you do transplant. When I water mine, I use a spigot so I can get past the leaves. I keep the humidity for the growing area in the winter to at least 22-38%. The temps are good between 68-93, just be sure to water more on the hotter days. The best option to water them is using RO (Reverse Osmosis). I usually give them a little plant food once a month.
FANTASTIC tips, thanks for adding
You have such a lovable passion for what you do! Every single plant question I have, I bring straight to your channel. Thank you for sharing your light and knowledge with the world! ☺️💚
Wow, that means a lot. Thank you!
I can’t believe my cat has been getting high this whole time
Mine, too! All she needed was a lava lamp and some sitar music the way she was acting...smh.
Soooo basically I'm my cats dealer... 😂😂
@@BarbraStephens lol made me chuckle!
If cats get high off of spider ivy, can humans get high off of it and is it toxic
🤣🤣
Thank you, Epic Gardener! Your videos are so helpful eland easy to understand for a new gardener. From one didactic to another, you are an awesome teacher. I feel like you give your audience a lot of positive reinforcement, and your manner of teaching is both kind and honest. I watch dozens of your videos, but I’m finally commenting to thank you. So thank you for being you and for sharing your horticultural knowledge with all of us. 🙏🏽 🌱
Brilliant, I've just brought my first spider plant and didn't know what to do with it, it had flowers when i brought it and then exploded with babies,
🌴🌴 this video was very helpful,
I've always thought of spider plants and hanging baskets as being almost synonymous with each other. But last year I decided to plant one of my older and bigger spider plants in a about three and a half to four foot tall concrete garden planter. Not only is the display of her babies hanging down the side of the planter striking and dramatic it has also made propagating a cinch. Just set a pot of moistened soil on the ground under where the pups are hanging then when they establish just cut them off from the mother
This is super comprehensive! Learnt more in one video than I did watching a ton of other videos! Thank you so much!
Thanks for this information! I have a huge spider plant and its been hanging up in front of the window at my hairshop..its been having babies like crazy !! I left them till they dropped on the floor..put them in a cup of water few months put them in a pot with new soil..now babies from that plant are growing..This plant is amazing such a great gift! New sub love this video!💚🌿
Thank you for sharing this video. At work, I have both verigated and solid sharing the same pot for 10 years. I have given 100s of pups to my coworkers, and they seem to do well.
That's a gorgeous mix!
So informative, all in 15 minutes or less! Just found your channel, an immediate new subscriber.
I love that I'm watching this about 4 days after successfully killing mine
You say that as if it’s a good thing tho 😂
You made me laugh.
Thank you so much , I just realized my spider plants were root bound ! I transferred them to a bigger pot now . They were babies in a 4 inch pot and wow those roots are thick and there’s a lot ! Thanks again ! 🌿💚
Kevin, your videos are always great! I have a spider plant and used to find them to look dated, but I have grown to love it!
I love this plant! Thanks so much for sharing. Evidently, a bird dropped a few plants on the lawn at our new house and I found them growing, where some old tree stumps were. I pulled them out and potted them up, now I have 3 of them lol. So beautiful when they start filling out. Thanks for sharing! I put one in a coconut coir hanger basket and it looks so cute and natural.
What a beautiful house warming gift from the birds. 😌🐦💖🌱
VERY INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE !
Last year I grew spiders from seeds. They took over 2 weeks to germinate and were 3" high before the tray got dumped. I'm hoping my next batch will not 'go to the dogs' ! Thanks so much for the information on the different varieties and variegation sunlight requirements !
The seedling 'pups' were a nice, solid shade of green and puzzling me !
Growing from seed is awesome! Good luck with your 'crop' of spiders :)
I'm so happy finding your vlog! You are so awesome explaining almost everything. Thank you for your plant vlogs
Thank you!
Thanks for this. I just repotted a spider plant, and you gave great info that I didn't know!
In reference to cat's getting high off of it. This explains a great deal. On the upper shelf it goes!
Your voice is just so satisfying to listen to Kevin.... I can listen to Ur voice all day and keep repeating Ur videos and stil not get fed up... Keep up d good work handsome....
This is great advice. I remember my mom growing these in the 80s. I have two and one I've had for about 20 years. I can't kill these things! Lol!! I don't repot unless they're ready to bust open the pot and I water from the bottom.
I have had the same Spider Plant for 6 years now... gave away many spiderlings. Love that thing...
Yayyy! This makes me feel so much better 😂 I thought I did something wrong with the spider plant I inherited from my mom when she moved years ago. She kept it just barely alive but it was a fighter and I’m sure it’s glad it didn’t give up as now it’s doing quite well (southwest light and self-watering pot that I’ve gotten accustomed to knowing its “water weight”) and has lots of tendrils and babies. But when I repotted it about a month ago I almost had a heart attack 🤣 I’ve never had one so I’ve never seen roots like that even when I first repotted it upon inheritance. I did just pot a baby that had started showing its own collection of healthy lil roots so fingers crossed!
I loved the way you guide us on how to take care of our Spider plants 🌱.
Spider plant saved and looking really happy. Thank you
Thank you! Very thorough presentation. Mine is giving off pups and I love your tips about watering. I noticed it sliding the water off, too, as it got bigger. I'll make sure I'm giving her a good drink from now on. Thanks, again!
You bet!
I love how you said "Thanks" when I saved and Subscribed to your channel. Thank you!
Answered all of my questions, so helpful! Thanks
I love the info you put out about plants and flowers! Keep up the good work and great vids
Thanks for making this video. I now understand why my spider plant died. Now I bought 2 new ones. Im going to do the things you've said and hopefully my new spidies will flourish. 😊
Since watching this video I've been eating my own spider plant! WOW, at first I thought it was the cat? But I don't own a cat!! That's when I found out I was just hallucinating 😜 my 2 spider ferns and myself have been together now for 7 years. Going green and going strong! ❤️💞❤️
I've got spider plants on my garden and I was wondering why they were propagating so quickly! Turns out that it's on a space with lots of sunlight so it makes sense that I've got so many baby spider plants. Will keep all of this in mind to have better plants. Thank you so much for this video!!!
Thanks for all your wisdom in growing and transplanting a variety of plants.
Good information. Spider plants have always been sort of a mystery to me! Thanks!
Thanks! Not as worried about repotting now that I've watched. :)
Just the information I've been looking for! Great vid! 🙌
You're welcome!
First time viewing your channel, and I subscribed. Straight to the point, and very informative. Rare these days. Kudus!
I was given one and I just ignored it. Gave it a hose every now and then. It grew big! So I repotted it. I’ve since bought the curly version too.
Thanks for the grate tips! I recently inherited a reverse variation spider plant from my father in law. It was my husband’s plant when he was a boy over a decade ago and boy does it need pruning! At about 3 foot wide it takes up a lot of real estate in our very small living room. I love it though and have already propagated three babies for friends and family.
I stand corrected! I just counted EIGHT spider plants! I would honestly like the whole thing to be smaller. Could I break up this group and replant them into 2 or 3 different pots? Would it hurt or help the plants?
Wow, lucky you! And yes you can definitely divide it
They root well in a flowerbed and the babies make great gifts!
They’re great added to summer flower baskets, but won’t survive the winter, in Canada at least!
Thanks....I have a HUGE spider plant. Thanks for the tips on keeping it healthy!
I had a spider plant a long time ago and I have mine outside and it loved it out there I've been looking for a spider plant for a long time
I bottom water my spider plants I have the all green one and the variegated one in one pot . It looks so cool !
Like ur videos. Helpful and informative for home gardeners like us. U explain every aspect well and in detail.
Awesome awesome tips ! Love this , learning much . Thanks so much for posting ! New subscriber 🤟🏻
You're adorable and I am also a spider plant lover, since i was a kid :) Thanks!!!!
I'm learning so much. Thank you!
+Epic Gardening. Great video thank you for sharing. I had a 5" variegated Spider plant that I grew since 2005 and it grew to 2' tall and finally had 3 babies. Unfortunately I lost all four two Winters ago due to scale. Since then I've had all green Spider plants that my Mom gifted me from her Spider plant and just lost all three again because of this Winter and my apartment constantly being cold. My Mom just gifted me three babies again and this time I'll be investing in a grow light for them lol. As far as cats and Spider plants and Parlor palms, my opinion is that both plants look grass-like so they're attracted to them, my cat taught me that.😄✌️
I have the reverse variegated one, put it on top of my fridge, a week later most of the leaf turned to brown (probably because of the heat from the back of the fridge 🤷🏻♂️). I was so close to toss it away, but my friend told me to prune all of the brown leaves (ended up with only 5 healthy leaves), moved it from the top of the fridge, watered it with dehumidifier water, and it is thriving now. I’m glad that I didn’t throw it away
Awesome video bro. Glad i found this channel. Spider plants and pothos are my go to plants. Easy care, both can be wacked down like grass and will come back. They're good for purifying air. You can continuously propagate more plants, like you said. My spider plant is 10 years old from a pup on my mom's plant, who knows how old it is.
So glad I found you! I was worried about my spider plant. It was doing well, but then after the smoke from forest fires for a week, blocking out the sun and even leaking into our house, it started to yellow and brown at the tips, some leaves really limp and yellow. I watered it with fertilizer thinking it would get it through, but then it yellowed and browned. :( I hope it pulls through!
Hey Kevin came back to your video because I have to repot my Spider plant and dreading it because it's huge with four babies lol!! But thank you for all your tips!!🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thank you, I'm trying to revive my spider plant (I left it out whole winter)
This was super helpful. Thanks!
Thank you. 😍🥰❤️ This video saved my spider plant.
I am glad that I found me one and I am just love it so much
I'm gonna get mine soon. Been waiting for the garden stores to stock up.
Once I take my pups off the mother plant, I put them in water to get the roots to grow a little longer and stronger. And then I add soil to the water a little bit more every two days. So it's actually sitting in a mud slurry. I found that this way actually eliminates the shock of spider plant usually goes into when it's transplanted straight into soil!!!
Thank you so much for your video! I just pruned my two spider plants 🌱
I had one spider plant that was so happy, and now I have them all over the house, but some are just not doing well. Thanks for the tips
My fav is the Bonnie, love the curls!
Uggg I wish I watched this before I re-potted my spider plant😭
:(
@@epicgardening I am not able to get a good plants for me.
My family had a huge spider plant and an even bigger pile of babies growing off of it! It was so crazy we couldn’t keep it in the house anymore! We’ve decided to let the spider plant “calm down” outside on the porch during winter. I stole some of its babies and their roots have grown so fast even though they’re just in a bowl of water!
Really helpful. Thanks.
Excellent video! 🤌🏼
Sempre aprendo muito com os seus videos thanks ❤
Mine is on the roof reiciving direct sunlight all day long and its just blooming and sending babys all over the place✨
Thank you for sharing your knowledge of the Spider Plant. I just got my very first Spider plant and it is so pretty and has a lot of blooms on it . I will be checking in with you for any advice if an issue should occur. Thank you
Good advice. Thanks.
Thank U your video helped me a lot with my spider thank you very much
your channel is a godsend
Kind words, thank you :)
These plants almost grow wild where I live in Australia. Indoors or outdoors. Just give them enough light and water. I discovered this watering trick when I had to be away from home for a few a few weeks and could not water them, so I took a risk and left my spider plant in a saucer full of water, knowing one should never do this to most plants. Much to my surprise, when I returned my spider plant looked better than when I had left it. I concluded it must love this, since it was thriving so well. But I have seen them thrive even baking in fierce Aussie summer sun, lushing all over place producing heaps of baby spider plants. But, I noticed they do mot do as well in colder regions like Melbourne unless in a warm sunny indoor environment.
You speak so well. Thanks for the video.
Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed
The video I've been looking for :)
Very informative. Thank you
I went to transplant my spider plant and when I saw the roots and the tubers I immediately thought something was wrong lol. Thank you for clarifying what the tubers are because they freaked me out lmao
I love in the South East of England. Spiders are quite hardy and I've plant them in my garden. Several came back from last year this year. I suppose we did not have that much frost. There has been one growing from a crack in my paving for years. I usually keep a few indoors and start new plants from the babies during the winter ready for going out in the spring. They brighten up shady spots.
Brilliant info. I just purchased a similar plant and hadn’t a clue how to care for it. Thank you. Brilliant, brilliant, straight to the point info! No faffing about and wasting time.
I will be following you.
I am based in the UK. Keep uploading!
Do you know anything about caring for avocado plants grown from seed?
VERY informative - thanks!
thanks for the tips! :D
Thank you! Very informative 👍
Thank you it was great help.
Sounds crazy but I like to water with old brewed coffee from my husbands work in my spider plants. I do it probably once or twice a month. My small spider plantlings have gone from 2” babies to 5” & strong little plants in just a short while. Also when I water my big momma this way she sprouts babies. Make sure it’s cold and has sat awhile 😉
Mine love coffee& water that sat overnight w the outer onion peels soaking in it! All natural is not only the cheapest but the best!
It is probably not the smartest move because caffeine is a natural plant suppressant. It suppressed growth and root formation to give the coffee plant the edge
I’m guessing it may be the additives (such as fluoride) that evaporate in about 24 hours. Just my opinion with no experimentations on my part, I’m just suggesting that perhaps the coffee has nothing to do with it... it’s just better water because the additives have evaporated off by the time you use it. 🤷🏻♂️ I don’t know, but I’d use the city water & let that sit for 24 hours. Best Regards & happy growing! 😁
@@bmell1252 you're right, but they said the coffee was brewed and old so the caffeine is actually gone. Now its fertilizer 💕
Thanks... I learned a lot.... Nice video...
haha, enjoying the edits
i like your style