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AIR PURIFYING HOUSEPLANT ‘SPIDER PLANT’- GROWING & CARING

Spider Plants scientifically known as Chlorophytum comosum are incredibly popular houseplants especially for their variegated evergreen foliage and air-purifying properties. Also there is a debate about if they are easy to grow or difficult. Well every plant has their need and till the time they are fulfilled they are happy; else you send them to a grave.

Spider Plants are easy to grow houseplant in tropical regions and here’s how you should care for a spider plants in your home or garden.

1. Bringing a Healthy Plant home
It is very important to bring healthy plant home. A healthy plant will look vibrant in colour, while an unhealthy plant will be pale and yellow, burned tips or will have sloppy or curled leaves. Compare plant to plant and a robust plant will stand out to be picked by you.

2. Soil
The pot that you pick should have good drainage. Although they are not fussy about soil, still a porous & light soil mix is needed to grow this plant.

3. Light
Indoors spider plants prefer bright and indirect sunlight light, but they will also grow in darker conditions. Even they do well under artificial light but their growth will be slow under such circumstances.

4. Water
Spider plant doesn't like the soil to be too dry or too wet, so don't let them dry out completely otherwise you will have sloppy looking plant. They love a regular misting and also this helps them to absorb the harmful chemicals and purify your indoor air.

5. Propagation
The Spider Plant is named so because it produces mini plants called 'pups', which looks a bit like spiders. Spider plant flowers in the spring/summer time and you can propagate to another spider plant using these pup cuttings. They grow very easily.

6. Fertilizer
Fertilizing is needed only once in a growing month.

Spider Plants is a top recommended air purifying plants and are safe for your pets unlike most of the other houseplants. So, what are you waiting for? Reach you phone and place your order for these very efficient and inexpensive houseplants. Happy Gardening!

PRONATI DOBRIYAL