Spider Plant
Plant·Chlorophytum capense
Part shade
Sun
Medium
Water
Well-drained soil
Drainage
Zones 9–11
Hardiness
Spider Plant (Chlorophytum capense) is a plant. It grows best in part shade and has moderate water needs.
Through the year
GrowingFloweringFruiting
Works well with
from wiki dataNo companions recorded.
WHAT IT NEEDS
Tolerates part shade
Needs moderate water
Needs well-drained soil
Prefers soil pH 6–7
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Prefers loam, sandy loam soil
Tolerates some soil compaction
Adds a little organic matter to the soil
WHAT IT GIVES
Gives oxygen (medium)
Gives ground cover (medium)
Gives organic matter (low)
HOW IT GROWS
SIZE & SPACING
Herbaceous
Height15–60 cm
Spacing30 cm (min 20 cm)
Root depthShallow
Width30–60 cm
Width figures are rough estimates, the most variable measurement in our data.
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HOW TO PROPAGATE
Propagate by division, cuttings, seed
Difficulty
Establishes in about 1 yr
Self-seeds readily on its own
Where this comes from
Parsed11 Sept 2026
ConfidenceNot recorded