SPIDER PLANT


Meaning of SPIDER PLANT in English

African plant of genus Chlorophytum ( lily family ).

This popular houseplant has long, narrow, grassy green-and-white-striped leaves. Periodically a flower stem emerges, and tiny white flowers (not always produced) are replaced by young plantlets, which can then be detached and rooted.

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