How to Use spider plant in a Sentence
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Also on view are a white bird of paradise, ferns, and spider plants.
—Myrna Petlicki, chicagotribune.com, 14 Sep. 2019
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Then there are chlorophytum, known to many as spider plants.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Jan. 2018
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Now Miwako’s spider plant rests in a macramé hanging planter in my new living room.
—Janet Lee, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2018
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Follow these simple spider plant care and growing tips from Yost.
—Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 23 June 2022
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The easiest house plants to grow include the spider plant, pothos, snake plant, aloe, English ivy and philodendron.
—Leah Koenig, Forbes, 2 June 2021
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The spider plant gets its name from the small plantlets that develop and dangle down on stems from the mother plant resembling spiders on a web.
—Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 6 Mar. 2022
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My mother filled the apartment with philodendron and spider plant, ficus and fern.
—Julie Buckner Armstrong, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2022
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The store is filled with succulents, spider plants, cacti and various leafy house plants.
—Anne Nickoloff, cleveland.com, 29 Aug. 2019
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These basic pointers will ensure that your spider plant thrives.
—Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 23 June 2022
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And what would the 1970s have been without macrame plant hangers playing best supporting actor to legions of pathos and spider plants?
—Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 22 Mar. 2023
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Like the snake plant and spider plant, which are also low-maintenance plants, rubber trees look good with little effort from you!
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 20 Jan. 2021
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Now Dracaena fragrans, aka the corn plant, and spider plants are being dragooned into doing the job.
—Joe Queenan, WSJ, 26 July 2018
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Certain plants, like a pothos or spider plant, are easy to propagate, meaning a cutting can grow roots and become its own plant, or added back into the pot for a denser look.
—Ariel Cheung, chicagotribune.com, 3 Apr. 2021
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Certain plants, like a pothos or spider plant, are easy to propagate, meaning a cutting can grow roots and become its own plant, or be added back into the pot for a denser look.
—Ariel Cheung, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2022
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The spider plant is particularly easy to take care of—keep it out of direct sun, water when the topsoil is dry, and prune the yellowing and browning bits.
—Cam Wolf, GQ, 24 Oct. 2017
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Unlike terrestrial types, such as a spider plant, these gather nutrients and drink up the water droplets from the air.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, WSJ, 8 Feb. 2022
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But anyone who's struggled to keep even a spider plant alive knows that a green thumb, even of the humble indoor variety, doesn't come naturally to everyone.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 11 Aug. 2020
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Some plants, like snake plant, spider plant, African violets, and Christmas cactus actually prefer tight shoes, so to speak, but most other plants like room for their roots.
—Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 10 Mar. 2020
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These plants--clockwise from top left, a spider plant, peace lily, pothos vine and Swiss cheese plant--need limited maintenance and are perfect for beginner indoor growers.
—Heidi Mitchell, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2018
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Some kid and pet-friendly house plants include: bamboo plants spider plants prayer plants Dust with a damp rag, vacuum and declutter regularly.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 8 June 2023
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Go big, bold, and visible with palms, or add creeping vines or hanging spider plants to imbue an ethereal garden atmosphere.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Mar. 2023
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Lush fiddle leaf figs and spider plants filter light from the street just so, while artfully distressed shelves feature Animal Handmade leather purses, Army of Rokosz baubles, various objets d’art, and even the odd tarot deck or two.
—Antonio Basada, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2017
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Also known as the Memorial Gardens, the flowerbeds at Buckingham are laid out in a semi-circular design and include such as exotic plants as scarlet geraniums, spider plants, and weeping figs.
—Chanel Vargas, Town & Country, 24 Jan. 2018
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Medium-light plants include begonia, croton, fiddle-leaf fig, peperomia, rubber plant, schefflera, and spider plant.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2021
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Spider Plant Another great option for beginner gardeners, spider plants flourish in bright, indirect sunlight with lots of water.
—Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 22 Apr. 2023
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Dryp Ever overwater a succulent or underwater a spider plant?
—Liz Stinson, Curbed, 18 Sep. 2018
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Homeowners with bathrooms that receive low levels of natural light should opt for plants like bamboo, aloe vera, heart-leafed philodendrons, orchids, spider plants, or Boston ferns, according to Apartment Therapy.
—Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 19 Apr. 2017
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