Botanical name – Chlorophytum comosum ‘Curly’
Common name – Curly Spider Plant, Ribbon Plant
Description – A compact strappy plant with striking curled green and white to cream variegated foliage. Ideal as a cascading plant in hanging baskets due to its weeping runners as the plant naturally tries to multiply and spread with attractive displays of baby plantlets. It is a low maintenance plant making it perfect for beginners. It is one of NASAs top 10 plants for purifying air in your home removing benzene, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide and xylene.
Flower Colour – White
Flower Period – Spring through summer
Location – Grows best in a premium potting mix in areas with great natural light and can benefit from indirect and filtered light in the house. Can work in shaded parts of the garden or outdoor spaces under protection from direct sun.
Care – Low maintenance, allowing soil to almost dry out between watering. Apply an all-purpose slow release fertiliser twice a year.
Mature height – .5m H x .5m W
Sizes/Plant height approximate (above pot);
100mm – 10 cm
**All plant stock and sizes are approximates and subject to grower availability as per the time of year**
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