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Spider plant

Spider plant

Airplane plant

DifficultyVery easy
SeasonYear-round
FoliageA perennial

Meaning

A bit helpless, and still hopeful

Tough and easy. It makes little babies.

Safe for cats and dogs. Any plant can still upset a pet’s stomach if they eat a lot, so keep it out of reach.

Light

Indirect light. It takes some shade.

Water

Keep it slightly moist. Water when the top of the soil is dry.

Temperature

15-25°C

Feed

Once a month while it's growing

Do this when you get home

  1. A bookshelf, the top of a cabinet, or a hanger. The trailing leaves look good.
  2. When the top of the soil is dry, water it through

Day to day

  • It sends out runners with plantlets. Cut a plantlet off and pot it, and that's a new plant.
  • When the air is dry, mist more often

Common questions

The leaf tips are yellow and crispy?

The air is too dry, or salts have built up in the soil. Mist more often, and now and then flush the pot with plenty of clean water.

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Reminders and a care diary live in the app

Get a nudge when it’s time to water or change the vase water, and keep a diary for each plant, in the PetalPal app. Search “PetalPal” on the App Store or Google Play.