CHLOROPHYTUM COMOSUM cv. BOTANICAL NAME CHLOROPHYTUM COMOSUM cv.

PRONUNCIATION klor - OH - fie - tum koe - MOE - sum

COMMON NAME Spider Plant Airplane Plant

FAMILY Liliaceae

Life Cycle Annual House plant

Growth Habit Spreading Groundcover H 10-12” X W 12-18”

ARRANGEMENT Basal and then alternate

LEAF Linear Length 9” Width 1/2”

MARGIN Entire

VEINS Parallel It’s a MONOCOT

COMPOSITION Simple

FLOWER White

FRUIT

EXPOSURE

GROWTH Medium

USE House plant

DESCRIPTION The leaf is dark green above, lighter green below The flower is white Reproduces by plantlets

DESCRIPTION On C. comosum the veins can be seen on the bottom side of the leaf cv. ‘Variegatum’

CULTURAL PRACTICES 50 degrees F. Propagate by division Needs semi-shade

ZONES Tropical

NATIVE OF: Africa