spider plant
noun
plural spider plants
: any of several cultivars of a southern African plant (Chlorophytum comosum) of the asparagus family widely grown as houseplants and having long narrow green leaves usually striped with white or ivory and producing white flowers and tufts of plantlets on long hanging stems
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Try Cranbrook House and Gardens' annual winter house plant sale, including spider plants, succulents, monstera, orchids and more.
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Annalise Frank, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
Just be sure to bring your spider plant indoors before temperatures get below 50°F.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2025
Either watering method will work for a spider plant.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2025
Spider Plants Baby spider plants sprout on the ends of long runners that emerge from the parent plant after flowering.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Jan. 2025
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Annalise Frank, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
Just be sure to bring your spider plant indoors before temperatures get below 50°F.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2025
Either watering method will work for a spider plant.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2025
Spider Plants Baby spider plants sprout on the ends of long runners that emerge from the parent plant after flowering.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Spider plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spider%20plant. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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