Spider Plants
Spider plant care is essential when growing a healthy indoor specimen. Learn how to care for spider plants and more in the articles that follow. Find tips on pruning spider plants, how to propagate the spiderettes and treating common spider plant issues. With proper care, you'll have beautiful plants that others will envy.
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How To Care For A Variegated Spider Plant – Plus, Unique Varieties To Try
Variegated spider plants and their streaks of green and cream tones bring interest and light to an indoor room, and will elevate your houseplant collection.
By Teo Spengler
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How Often Should You Water A Spider Plant? Tips To Keep Spider Plants Happy And Healthy
Spider plants are hardy and easy to grow, but they do need proper watering to thrive. Read our tips on how often to water your spider plants.
By Amy Grant
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Caring For Your Curly Spider Plant: All You Need To Know To Grow A Cute Curly-Leaved Spider
Spider plants may not seem all that daring or unusual, but there is one variety that definitely comes with a twist! Here’s how to cultivate the cute and curly spider plant
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Get Savvy About Spider Breeds: 8 Green, Variegated And Curly Types Of Spider Plants
You may think you know what a spider plant looks like – but there’s a lot more variety than you think! We present some spectacular and striking types of spider plants
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Why Your Spider Plant Has Brown Tips & How To Fix It
When your favorite spider plant tips are brown you can assume it needs something different. Check on its care needs if you see brown spider plant leaves.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Spider Plant Care: Gardening Tips For Spider Plants
Spider plants are low-maintenance and beautiful, and they frequently shoot out baby versions of themselves called "spiderettes." Try growing one now.
By Teo Spengler
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Spider Plant With Swollen Roots: Learn About Spider Plant Stolons
Have you ever taken a look at your spider plant's roots? Are they what you expected? Click here to learn about spider plant tubers.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Sticky Residue On Spider Plants - How To Treat Sticky Spider Plant Leaves
An indication that there's a problem with your beloved houseplant may be when a spider plant is sticky. Learn why this happens and what can be done about it in this article.
By Becca Badgett
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Do Spider Plants Need Fertilizer – How To Fertilize Spider Plants
Spider plants are one of the most popular houseplants because they are so resilient and easy to grow, but do spider plants need fertilizer? If so, what type of fertilizer is best for spider plants and how do you fertilize spider plants? Find out here.
By Amy Grant
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Solid Green Spider Plants: Why Is Spider Plant Losing Green Color
There are many reasons a spider plant may become discolored. If your spider plant is losing green color or you discover that part of a usually variegated spider plant is solid green, click this article to learn some causes and solutions.
By Darcy Larum
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Dividing Spider Plants: When To Split A Spider Plant
After you've had your spider plant for a few years, you may find that it has grown very large and isn't doing well. If that happens, it's time to start dividing spider plants. Can you split a spider plant? Yes, you can. Click this article for more info.
By Teo Spengler
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Propagating Spiderettes: Learn How To Root Spider Plant Babies
If you're looking to increase your collection of houseplants without spending any money, propagating spiderettes, (spider plant babies), from an existing plant is as easy as it gets. Read this article to learn how to root spider plantlets.
By Mary H. Dyer
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Spider Plant Groundcover Outdoors: Growing Spider Plants As Groundcover
If you are used to seeing spider plants in hanging baskets indoors, the idea of spider plants as ground cover may surprise you. However, spider plants in the wild grow in the ground. If you are considering spider plant ground cover, click here for more information.
By Teo Spengler
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Caring For Sick Spider Plants: How To Treat Diseases Of Spider Plant
Because they require so little care and have such an interesting look, spider plant problems can be a real blow. Learn more about problems that affect these houseplants and find tips on caring for sick spider plants in this article.
By Liz Baessler
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Pruning Spider Plants - How To Trim Spider Plant Leaves
Spider plants are another commonly grown houseplant. To keep these plants looking their best, it is occasionally necessary to trim spider plant leaves and spiderettes. Learn how to do that here.
By Nikki Tilley
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Does A Spider Plant Flower: My Spider Plant Is Growing Flowers
Your spider plant has happily grown for years. Then one day little white petals on your spider plant catch your eye. Bewildered, you wonder, "Is my spider plant growing flowers?" Spider plants do bloom sometimes. Learn more here.
By Darcy Larum
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Wilting Spider Plants: Reasons A Spider Plant Leaves Look Droopy
Wilting spider plants are not uncommon, though they're usually easy to cure. Learn more about what to do when your spider plant looks wilted in this article so you can refresh your plant as soon as possible. Click here for additional information.
By Liz Baessler