Spider Plant

Care guide

Spider plants are cheerful, fast-growing and safe for cats and dogs. They prefer bright, indirect light, which keeps the white stripes crisp, but they also cope with medium light. Water when the top few centimetres of soil are dry, and reduce watering in winter. Brown leaf tips are common and usually caused by fluoride or salts in tap water, or by very dry air. Using rainwater or filtered water helps. A healthy, slightly pot-bound spider plant sends out long stems with small plantlets. You can leave them hanging for a cascading look, or pin them into small pots of soil until they root and then cut them free. Feed every month during spring and summer. Spider plants look wonderful in hanging baskets or on high shelves where the runners can trail down freely.