Chlorophytum comosum 'Variegatum'

Reverse Variegated Spider Plant

The spider plant has been grown indoors for many years and is one of the most common houseplants. It grows quickly, sports arching leaves and in spring and summer, the trailing stems produce small white flowers followed by tiny plantlets. These grow to form an attractive display, especially in a hanging basket. Removed from the mother plant, they can be used to produce new plants once rooted.

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plant Features

Full sun to partial shade
Very little water
Not Frost hardy
Moist and free draining

plant information

Common name

Reverse Variegated Spider Plant

Latin name

Chlorophytum comosum 'Variegatum'

type

Perennial

family

Asparagaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun to partial shade
Frost

Not Frost hardy

Soil

Moist and free draining
Water

Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Reverse Variegated Spider Plant is 0.40meters x 0.30meters

0.40 M 0.30 M

Chlorophytum comosum 'Variegatum'

Planting

From Early Spring TO Late Summer

To take baby plants from the mother plant, set a small pot filled with damp potting mix next to the plant. Sink a new plantlet into the soil of the small pot, so that the root buds are barely covered. You may need to use a bent paperclip to hold the plantlet in place. It should root in 2-3 weeks. After that time, sever it from the parent plant.

Propagation

From Early Spring TO Late Summer

The plantlets growing on wiry stems from the mother plant - often called "babies" - are easy to propagate, giving you an ongoing supply of plants. For sure success, choose young, small plantlets for propagating because the larger plantlets are older and will root slowly.

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