How many varieties of spider plants are there?

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Common varieties

rare breed

special varieties

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There are more than a dozen different varieties of spider plants. Common ones include common spider plants, purple spider plants, flower spider plants, gold-edge spider plants, silver-edge spider plants, etc.; rare varieties include golden-heart spider plants, silver-heart spider plants, broad-leaf spider plants, and medium-spotted spider plants. etc.; lipstick spider plant and pearl spider plant are special varieties.

Common varieties

Common varieties

Chlorophytum

The most common type of spider plant, the branches are connected to the leaves, the leaves are drooping, and they are narrow or wide, mainly due to different maintenance. The leaves are dark green, the flowering period is in June and July, and the flowers bloom in light yellow and white. It has a strong ability to absorb indoor toxic gases, especially formaldehyde.

Purple Chlorophytum

Also called Colorful Chlorophytum, it has small stems, many branches, and roots at the nodes. The leaves are oblong, green with silvery white stripes, and the underside of the leaves is purple. Flowers white, axillary. It likes a warm and humid growing environment and should avoid the scorching sun during maintenance.

Flower Chlorophytum

The branches are segmented, each node has leaves, the petioles are all purple-red, and the leaves are thick and shiny , all drooping, blooming from June to October every year, the flowers are pink, and they like a warm and humid living environment.

Phnom Penh Chlorophytum

The leaves are wide Linear, light green, special in that the edges of the leaves are golden, racemes, curved and drooping, with white flowers. It likes a semi-shady growing environment and grows best in places with weak light. However, it should see more sunlight in winter to maintain the supple and dark green leaves. Breeding indoors is both ornamental and can purify the air.

Silver-edged Chlorophytum

And Phnom Penh Chlorophytum is different. Its leaves have white edges, are in a wide linear shape, and are about 30 cm long. It likes a warm, humid, semi-shady environment and has poor cold tolerance. It is suitable for growing in fertile and loose sandy soil with good drainage.

Rare variety

Golden-hearted Chlorophytum

The leaves are slender, linear-lanceolate, with yellow-white vertical stripes in the center. The flowers are white with 6 petals. The flowering period is in spring and summer. It likes a warm and humid environment, so pay attention to shade in summer and heat preservation in winter.

Silver Heart Chlorophytum

Each piece There are silver-white stripes about 1 cm wide in the middle of the green leaves, which have strong drought resistance. Use less nitrogen fertilizer during maintenance, otherwise the white stripes on the leaves will become less obvious. Spider plant has a strong ability to purify the air and can beautify the living environment.

Chlorophytum latifolia

Also called Spider Plant, it is native to southern Africa. The leaves are broadly linear, with entire edges or slightly wrinkled edges. The leaves are dark green in color. They bloom in spring and summer and have rib-shaped oblate spherical fruits. The leaves are particularly sensitive to light. They are afraid of strong light in summer and like warm, humid and semi-shady environments.

Chlorophytum medium-spotted

The leaves are long and narrow, lanceolate, with yellow spots in the middle of the leaves. The flowering period is in spring and summer. It likes to live in a humid and semi-shady environment, and its stems and leaves grow rapidly. , the winter growth temperature requirement is not lower than 5℃.

Special varieties

Lipstick Chlorophytum< /h3>

Also known as philodendron and lipstick flower, the stems are about 20 cm long, the branches are angular, and the leaves are oval and opposite, dark green. Because the shape of the flower resembles lipstick, it is called "Lipstick Chlorophytum". It likes a semi-shady environment, but if the light in the place where it is placed is too strong or insufficient, the leaves will easily turn into light green or yellow-green.

Pearl Chlorophytum

It is a Succulents, also known as green bells, jade beads, etc., are composed of strings of bulging, full, green, oval-shaped leaves. The branches grow downward, forming numerous hanging vines, like beads. Small white or brown flowers will bloom in October, and the flower buds are thin red strips. They are highly adaptable.

Wedding Chlorophytum

It is a kind of Chlorophytum native to Korea. The leaves are relatively small, bright green, and the underside of the leaves is purple-red. The stems and vines are jointed, slender and soft, and the florets are white. It likes an environment with high temperature, high humidity and scattered light, but should avoid direct sunlight.

rare breed

special varieties

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