How to Display Spider Plants

Spider plants are easy to grow.

The spider plant is one of the most popular choices for beginning gardeners. This aptly named plant is hardy and easy to grow and propagate. As the name implies, the spider plant grows in a trailing manner, which is suggestive of the legs of a large spider. Gardeners can take advantage of the unique shape of the spider plant to create an attractive and eye-catching display.

Things You'll Need

• Hanging hooks
• Hanging baskets

Instructions

1. Hang brackets from the beams of a porch or other sturdy structure. Place young spider plants in hanging baskets and hang them from the brackets.

2. Train the spider plants as small plantlets grow off the main plant. Hang the plantlets over the side of the hanging basket to create an attractive cascade down the sides of the porch, deck or other structure.

3. Grow and display your spider plants on an enclosed porch or patio using ceiling mount hooks. Spider plants grow well in areas with a lot of sunlight and can serve as accents for sun rooms, patios and similar areas.

4. Transplant baby spider plants into small pots and display them on a desk or workspace. Care for the plants as they grow. Transplant them to larger pots and hang them outdoors on a porch or patio.

5. Hang a spider plant pot from a fireplace mantel as an attractive alternative to an outdoor display. Train the leaves of the spider plants and plantlets to create an attractive display.

References

• SI Live: Spider Plants