How Do You Propagate A Spider Plant?
Once a spider plant (Chlorphytum) becomes “root bound,” it creates replicas of itself, or as some people refer to as “babies” which are very easy to propagate. First you will need to have an adult plant (or mother) with “babies” attached to trailing stems. You can propagate (or replicate) the plant in one of two ways – either by cutting the plant off and placing it into water or, as is done in their natural South African habitat, you can place containers with dirt to “catch” the baby. If you select the second method, you will want to hold the tiny plant in place with a hairpin or bent paper clip until it is well rooted. If you select the first, more common method, you will place the plant in water and wait until it has a healthy root system and then place it into a pot with potting soil. Be sure to place gravel or broken clay pots in the bottom to allow for drainage.
