Here are seven reasons you need this fun, retro houseplant.
Spider plants have been a favorite houseplant for decades.
Here are some of the benefits of spider plants and why you need one in your collection.
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This plants graceful arching form makes it a natural forhanging baskets.
Great for Beginners
If ahouseplantcould survive being ignored, this is the one!
Stick your finger in; if it feels wet, wait another day or two before watering.
Offsets, or Babies, for New Plants
Its ridiculously easy to make (free!)
new plants from a spider plant.
see to it the pot has drainage holes.
Either method is effective for making new plants.
If this is an issue in your house, snip off the stems as they form and discard them.
Spider plant was one of the plants included in this study.
Health Benefits
Theres a lot we dont know yet about how well plants can clean indoor air.
However, what wedoknow is that it never hurts to add live plants to your home.
Just give them dappled light or partial shade and well-draining soil.
In full sun, the plants may sunburn.
Spider plants can be used as groundcover and a border around a tree or along a sidewalk.
Outdoors, the babies can stay attached to the parent plant.
Once the offsets reach the soil, they will develop roots and spread.
Types of Spider Plants
If youre familiar with spider plants, you likely know the variegated variety.
But there are many other types.
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