How to Grow Hawaiian Spider Plant
12.06.2023 - 11:45
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Hawaiian Spider Plant might come across like a regular spider plant but it stands out with its slightly more slender leaves with more vivid variegation. If its pictures tempt you into growing it, read ahead for all the details!
The Hawaiian spider plant is an easy-to-grow houseplant, popular for its arching light green and cream leaves that turn dark green with age. In the right growing conditions, the plant also blooms tiny white flowers.
This beautiful plant is different from its other relatives. It appreciates bright sunlight and grows up to 16-24 inches tall and 12-18 inches wide.
There are a few similarities between these two plants—both of them are from African territory, enjoy humidity, do well in less water and without direct sunlight. They both grow fast and produce plantlets.
The difference between the spider plant and the Hawaiian spider plant is in appearance. The Hawaiian spider plant features dark green leaves, with a bright cream hue. The leaves of spider plants, on the other hand, are not that long and slender and have less bright colors.
You can easily propagate these plants using plantlets that they gro. Simply detach them from the mother plant and grow them in a well-draining potting mix.
To ensure the color on the leaves always stay vivid, keep the plant in a spot where it gets bright and indirect sunlight all day long. It won’t mind staying in a bit of shade but that is going to dull the color of the foliage.
Grow the Hawaiian spider plant in soil that contains plenty of organic matter, such as coco coir, perlite, or vermiculite, to create the right balance of well-draining growing medium.
Allow the soil to dry out between waterings; this plant doesn’t ask for much moisture and hates overwatering, as it can