Spider Plants Excellent Houseplant For Beginners

Spider plants not only are tough indoor plants but they make wonderful “test plants” for those looking to learn about house plant care, “spider care” is easy and most of the time only flat out neglect can kill “spider” or more botanically correct - Chlorophytum comosum.

Their spider plants long leaves come from the plants’ center with usually green edges and a white stripe running down the middle. Some varieties have white edges and a green central stripe. When buying “spiders” look for clean, untorn leaves with no brown tips.

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