Scientific name: Chlorophytum comosum
Pronunciation: kloh-roh-FY-tum kom-OH-sum
Characteristics: Height: 0.2 - 0.4 m
Spread: 0.3 - 0.6 m
Light requirement: part sun/part shade
Flower color: white
Life cycle duration: perennial
Landscape use: In warmer climates or during summer months in colder areas, spider plants are well-suited to use in planters or as a groundcover. The plantlets will cascade over a wall or planter forming a fountain effect. The variegated cultivars brighten up any shaded locations. It can be used as an edging along walks or in front of shrub borders. As an indoor plant, it is used primarily in baskets. It tolerates artificial light very well and therefore makes an excellent plant for offices and commercial settings.
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