Cultivar · genus Chlorophytum
Variegatum
Chlorophytum comosum · ‘Variegatum’
Guide
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Propagating from plantlets
The plantlets on the long, thin stems are easy to propagate. Once they have their own roots, pin them into moist peat-free compost, or place them in water until the roots lengthen, then pot them up. Mature plants can also be divided.
Source: RHS
Care recipe
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Care notes reviewed by Horta
- Light
- ai:claude-code
- Humidity
- ai:claude-code
Bright, indirect
≈ every 12 days
Medium
13–27 °C
Loose, well-draining all-purpose potting mix
pin rooted plantlets into moist compost or root in water; divide mature plants
usually unnecessary if repotted in fresh compost; otherwise balanced liquid feed every other month, April to September
Fast
Small white flowers on arching runners
Non-toxic to cats & dogs
Spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum) — ASPCA non-toxic; the genus carries no toxic principle. This is where toxicity lives: every cultivar inherits it and none can override it.
Reference images
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PrimarySources: ai:claude-code · ASPCA
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