Chlorophytum comosum
Growing calendar
Typical timing for central Japan (Kanto region). Shift it for your own climate, and record your actual dates.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Active growthRest period
Guides
- Spider Plant Light: Where to Put It and Why the Stripes Fade
- How Often to Water a Spider Plant, and Why the Tips Go Brown
- When to Repot a Spider Plant and What Pot to Use
- Spider Plant Care Calendar: What to Do Each Season
- Spider Plant Problems: Brown Tips, Pests and Rot
- How to Root Spider Plant Babies: Water, Soil and Layering
Pests and diseases (1)
Problems recorded for this plant, most serious first.
Southern Blight
Disease
The stem rots at soil level and white silky mycelium spreads over the crown and the surrounding soil surface. Brown sclerotia the size of rapeseed then form and the plant wilts and dies rapidly.