Spider Plant
Chlorophytum Comosum
- Type
- perennial
- Native to
- South Africa
- Climate
- warm & tropical
- Sun
- prefers full sun, tolerates low light
- Water
- moderate, tolerates dry soil
- Height
- 6–12 inches
Spider plants are an extremely popular house plant today- they can withstand neglect as their thick white roots store lots of nutrients and water. They are also great air purifiers- they were found to reduce toxic formaldehyde in a room by 95% over a 24 hour period in a NASA study. Interestingly, they have also been found to be a mild hallucinogenic for house cats, although harmless. Once root bound, they may produce small white flowers and asexual clones, which can be directly propagated into soil or water.