Spider Plant

Enhance your landscape with Spider Plant. Easy to grow and beautiful in every season—perfect for adding color, texture, and curb appeal.

1. Planting: Your Spider Plant needs lots of indirect, bright light. The best place for your plant is near an east-facing window that is free from drafts. Many people hang their plants, but you can also let it cascade off a tall surface like a column.

Fill a 4-inch pot, with draining holes, with organic potting soil. Plant your Spider Plant in the pot and cover only the roots with soil. Make sure your pot has proper drainage holes.

If your Spider plant's roots have cracked its pot, then it's time to re-pot. It's also a good idea to re-pot if you see roots showing above the soil.

2. Watering: You can use your finger to test the moisture level of the soil. If the soil feels dry, add water. It's good practice to test the moisture level every week during the plant's young life.

FGT Tip: Occasionally, your Spider Plant's leaves may become brown at the tip. If this happens, switch to distilled water. The fluoride in tap water can increase the salt intake, causing the tips of the leaves to turn brown. However, this is not dangerous for the plant, and you can simply prune off the tip.

3. Fertilizing: You can add a general house plant fertilizer to your Spider Plant every three months, but it is not necessary.

FGT Tip: Spider plant leaves do collect dust, so be sure to keep your tree healthy by wiping down the leaves as needed with a dust cloth.