LIGHT

• Prefers bright, indirect light to encourage robust growth and abundant "spiderettes."
• An East or West-facing window is ideal.
• Tolerant of lower light, but growth will slow, and variegation may fade.
• Avoid direct, harsh sunlight, which can easily burn the leaves and cause brown scorch marks.

WATER

• Prefers to be kept evenly moist during the spring and summer growing season.
• Allow the top inch of soil to dry out between waterings.
• Overwatering causes the center of the plant to rot and the roots to decline.
• Underwatering causes the leaves to pale, become brittle, and sometimes develop brown tips.
• Use distilled, filtered, or rainwater if possible, as it is highly sensitive to the fluoride and mineral salts in tap water, which cause the characteristic brown leaf tips.

SOIL

• Needs a well-draining, standard indoor potting mix.
• A blend of potting soil with added perlite or coarse sand is perfect for providing drainage while retaining some moisture.

GROWTH HABIT

• Ideal conditions: Consistent warmth (65-75F) and average indoor humidity.
• Growth rate & size: Growth rate is fast. It grows as a clumping rosette, with long leaves reaching 1-2 feet, and stems trailing down several feet.

PROPAGATING

• Propagates extremely easily from the plantlets ("spiderettes") that form on the long stems.
• Simply cut the plantlet off the stem and root it in water, moist soil, or even directly in the same pot.
• New plantlets often root successfully while still attached to the mother plant.
• Can also be propagated by division of the root clumps when repotting.

PRUNING

• Pruning is minimal. Remove old, yellowed, or damaged leaves at the base.
• The long stems that bear the spiderettes can be cut off close to the base if you don't want the plantlets.
• Cut off any leaves that are severely brown-tipped to maintain a tidy appearance.

REPOTTING

• Repot when the plant is root-bound, typically every 1-2 years due to its fast growth and bulbous root development.
• Repot in spring or early summer.
• The roots are thick and tuberous and can easily crack plastic pots; move up one pot size and refresh the soil.

FERTILIZING

• Feed regularly during the spring and summer growing season (monthly).
• Use a balanced liquid houseplant fertilizer diluted to half strength.
• Avoid over-fertilizing, which is a major cause of salt buildup and subsequent brown leaf tips.
• Stop fertilizing in the fall and winter.

FLOWERING

• Produces small, star-shaped, white flowers on the long trailing stems.
• The flowers are short-lived and quickly replaced by the "spiderettes."

TOXICITY

• Spider Plants are generally considered non-toxic to humans and pets.

PRO TIPS

• Brown leaf tips are very common; minimizing them requires pure water (filtered/distilled) and avoiding over-fertilizing.
• The plant prefers to be slightly pot-bound, which encourages the production of more spiderettes.
• They look fantastic in hanging baskets where the trailing plantlets can cascade down.