Spider Plant
Chlorophytum comosum
About it
- Kind
- Foliage · Perennial
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Mature size
- to 15 in × 18 in
- Hardiness zones
- Zones 9–11
- Sun
- Part shade
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Soil depth in a pot
- At least 6 in
- Water
- About every 7 days
ⓘ We don't know this plant's soil pH and feeding needs yet.
When to plant
We don't have planting times for Spider Plant yet.
Planting partners
No cited companion planting notes for Spider Plant yet.
Safety for pets and children
- Cats Listed as non-toxic to cats (NC State Extension)
- Dogs Listed as non-toxic to dogs (NC State Extension)
- Horses Listed as non-toxic to horses (NC State Extension)
- Children No information in our sources
Read from NC State Extension ↗.
"No information" means our sources do not say, not that the plant is harmless. A non-toxic listing is not a reason to let anyone eat a plant.
Pests and diseases
No pest or disease notes for Spider Plant yet.
Check the label and your local extension service before using any product.
Where this comes from
- category NC State Extension ↗ Grown for its leaves; the Toolbox records no bloom period worth planting it for
- climate requirement NC State Extension ↗
- edible NC State Extension ↗ Toolbox records no edible use
- family npgsweb.ars-grin.gov ↗ GRIN page: Chlorophytum comosum (Thunb.) Jacques
- growth rate NC State Extension ↗ Toolbox Growth Rate: Medium
- life cycle NC State Extension ↗
- mature height in NC State Extension ↗ Toolbox: 1 ft - 1 ft 6 in; midpoint
- mature spread in NC State Extension ↗ Toolbox: 1 ft - 2 ft; midpoint
- min soil depth in NC State Extension ↗ Handbook ch. 18: shallow-rooted plants need 6-8 in of mix; low end, as 0039 did
- space requirement NC State Extension ↗ From mature width; rows equal plants, since a houseplant is not row-planted
- species NC State Extension ↗
- sunlight NC State Extension ↗ Toolbox lists Partial shade and Full shade; recorded as the brighter of the two
- toxicity NC State Extension ↗ non_toxic for cat, dog, horse from its "non-toxic for" tags.
- water frequency days NC State Extension ↗ Handbook ch. 18 publishes no interval for indoor foliage plants: it gives the check ("stick a finger 2 inches to 3 inches into the potting mix, and if the mix is dry, the plant should be watered"). Seven days is how often the app asks the gardener to make that check, not a published figure