Comments on: Grow Chlorophytum comosum (Spider Plant) to purify the air! http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/ WELCOME TO OUR TROPICAL GARDEN where amazing flora & fauna abound! Praise and thank God! Do explore our garden resource, plants database & encyclopedia, plus captivating photo galleries of nature in Malaysia. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:13:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jacqueline http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/#comment-207983 Jacqueline Sat, 01 Oct 2011 04:18:45 +0000 http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/#comment-207983 Sorry, Lawrence! I'm not sure as I've never monitored their progress that closely. Sorry, Lawrence! I’m not sure as I’ve never monitored their progress that closely.

]]> By: lawrence http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/#comment-207297 lawrence Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:27:33 +0000 http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/#comment-207297 at one time when the first one appears at one time when the first one appears

]]> By: lawrence http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/#comment-207295 lawrence Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:22:16 +0000 http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/#comment-207295 how many stolons grow on one spider plant how many stolons grow on one spider plant

]]> By: Jacqueline http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/#comment-198325 Jacqueline Sat, 10 Sep 2011 09:18:19 +0000 http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/#comment-198325 So sorry to read the condition of your baby spider, Lawrence. There's no need to shorten it, just remove the brown leaves and place the plantlet in water for rooting. Do scroll above to comments from me and David Leverton, dated Feb 7 & 24 2009 to guide you for future propagation. I find it ideal if roots have emerged from the baby spiders before severing them from the parent plant but David had found much success with babies without roots too. Hope this helps. So sorry to read the condition of your baby spider, Lawrence. There’s no need to shorten it, just remove the brown leaves and place the plantlet in water for rooting.
Do scroll above to comments from me and David Leverton, dated Feb 7 & 24 2009 to guide you for future propagation. I find it ideal if roots have emerged from the baby spiders before severing them from the parent plant but David had found much success with babies without roots too.
Hope this helps.

]]> By: lawrence http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/#comment-197299 lawrence Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:12:39 +0000 http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/#comment-197299 jacqueline im having problems with my baby spider all my leaves are going brown i have no sign of roots should i cut it shorter and put the nodules under water to get roots out jacqueline im having problems with my baby spider all my leaves are going brown i have no sign of roots should i cut it shorter and put the nodules under water to get roots out

]]> By: Jacqueline http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/#comment-197241 Jacqueline Thu, 08 Sep 2011 10:59:55 +0000 http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/#comment-197241 Congrats and happy gardening! Congrats and happy gardening!

]]> By: lawrence http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/#comment-196262 lawrence Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:17:20 +0000 http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/#comment-196262 hi jacqueline i just thought i would call and say the stolon i got my baby spider of has groen a bit more leaves now and i am getting more babys growing on it now lawrence hi jacqueline i just thought i would call and say the stolon i got my baby spider of has groen a bit more leaves now and i am getting more babys growing on it now lawrence

]]> By: lawrence http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/#comment-195269 lawrence Sun, 04 Sep 2011 19:57:15 +0000 http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/#comment-195269 thankyou for the information i shall call if anything happens thankyou for the information i shall call if anything happens

]]> By: Jacqueline http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/#comment-195203 Jacqueline Sun, 04 Sep 2011 17:12:55 +0000 http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/#comment-195203 Yes, Lawrence! More baby spiders can sprout along the same stolon. I've observed that typically small clumps will appear tightly at intervals along the stolon (refer to image above at sub-heading 'Propagation'). But at the nursery today, I was surprised to observe a new variety of Spider Plants with broader leaves that have branched stolons with clumps at terminal ends. Simply captivating with countless baby spiders and bought a pot pronto for just RM10! :) Yes, Lawrence! More baby spiders can sprout along the same stolon.
I’ve observed that typically small clumps will appear tightly at intervals along the stolon (refer to image above at sub-heading ‘Propagation’). But at the nursery today, I was surprised to observe a new variety of Spider Plants with broader leaves that have branched stolons with clumps at terminal ends. Simply captivating with countless baby spiders and bought a pot pronto for just RM10! :)

]]> By: lawrence http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/#comment-194859 lawrence Sat, 03 Sep 2011 23:03:21 +0000 http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/#comment-194859 jacqueline can more baby spiders grow of the same stolon i cut the first baby spiders off because it has started to grow more leaves on the stolon now jacqueline can more baby spiders grow of the same stolon i cut the first baby spiders off because it has started to grow more leaves on the stolon now

]]> By: Hippie loverer http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/#comment-134059 Hippie loverer Sun, 29 May 2011 23:07:51 +0000 http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/#comment-134059 Does anyone know how to start it from a seed? I read somewhere that the flowers that come off are actually seeds and that you wait till their black then you strip the white part and put it in soil. Does anyone know how to start it from a seed? I read somewhere that the flowers that come off are actually seeds and that you wait till their black then you strip the white part and put it in soil.

]]> By: Jacqueline http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/#comment-133906 Jacqueline Sun, 29 May 2011 13:04:40 +0000 http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/#comment-133906 Plants love to spring surprises that often amaze us! Thanks for sharing your experiences with spider plants, Lillian! Plants love to spring surprises that often amaze us! Thanks for sharing your experiences with spider plants, Lillian!

]]> By: Lillian http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/#comment-133428 Lillian Sat, 28 May 2011 10:09:25 +0000 http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/#comment-133428 I've found spider plants very forgiving. You can go away for a long time -- I've done 7 weeks at a stretch -- and they'll only go a bit droopy and yellow rather than die on you. Give them water, and they'll recover really quickly. They're also really easy to grow, as you can just stick the babies in a jar of water if you don't have any soil -- they'll just grow spindly, that's all, but you can still have a pot of them to soak up your pollution. I've been giving away the babies as I've been selling their pollution-hungry properties to everyone who cares to listen. One year, I had two different types (the all-green type, and the variegated type), and absent-mindedly put the babies from both into a jar of water for rooting. The roots intertwined, and I didn't want to separate them when it came to potting them in soil, in case I broke them, so I ended up with a pot of spider plant that had a mixture of all-green and variegated leaves. A pretty and unusual result! I’ve found spider plants very forgiving. You can go away for a long time — I’ve done 7 weeks at a stretch — and they’ll only go a bit droopy and yellow rather than die on you. Give them water, and they’ll recover really quickly. They’re also really easy to grow, as you can just stick the babies in a jar of water if you don’t have any soil — they’ll just grow spindly, that’s all, but you can still have a pot of them to soak up your pollution. I’ve been giving away the babies as I’ve been selling their pollution-hungry properties to everyone who cares to listen. One year, I had two different types (the all-green type, and the variegated type), and absent-mindedly put the babies from both into a jar of water for rooting. The roots intertwined, and I didn’t want to separate them when it came to potting them in soil, in case I broke them, so I ended up with a pot of spider plant that had a mixture of all-green and variegated leaves. A pretty and unusual result!

]]> By: Jacqueline http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/#comment-48056 Jacqueline Thu, 04 Nov 2010 04:01:47 +0000 http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/#comment-48056 Hi Elizabeth! Of course, you can. Please refer to my comment dated Feb. 7, 2009 or the one dated Feb 24 2009 by David Leverton to know how-to propagate new plants. Hi Elizabeth! Of course, you can. Please refer to my comment dated Feb. 7, 2009 or the one dated Feb 24 2009 by David Leverton to know how-to propagate new plants.

]]> By: Elizabeth Uslu http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/#comment-47988 Elizabeth Uslu Wed, 03 Nov 2010 22:44:08 +0000 http://www.jaycjayc.com/chlorophytum-comosum-spiderplant/#comment-47988 Hello, I have a non varigated spider plant. It grows very fast and germinated a very very long stolon. The stolon is so long that it touches my floor. I do not have any place to hang it . Can I cut the stolon and root it? Many thanks for your advice! Elizabeth Hello, I have a non varigated spider plant. It grows very fast and germinated a very very long stolon. The stolon is so long that it touches my floor. I do not have any place to hang it . Can I cut the stolon and root it?

Many thanks for your advice!

Elizabeth

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