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Greener spider plants from variegated parent
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2024 3:10 am
by Shule
I got two spiderettes from my big variegated spider plant wherein the growth points on one of the pups seem to be solid green (not all of the younger leaves were like that, though). The growth points on the other spiderette are mostly green with a little stripe. I'm excited to grow these bigger. I've been wanting a solid green spider plant, and getting one that is the same kind as the one in my window that I know can get huge and nice is exciting.
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Re: Greener spider plants from variegated parent
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2024 8:23 am
by Shule
So, I plan to transplant my big spider plant from its 13" pot into a 15" pot (which I already have), and when the solid green one is ready, put it in the 13" pot, and let it get nice and big by the window.
Re: Greener spider plants from variegated parent
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2024 10:00 am
by TomatoNut95
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Here are 3 of my pups. The bigger was transplanted just this morning. It will be moved indoors. The next to the bigger one will be transplanted and moved indoors soon. The smaller one I just cut off the mother this morning. Once it roots I'll move it indoors. Who I'm going to give all these to, I don't know.
A solid pup would be cool. Is the lack of bright light that may cause lose of variegation?
I wish I had one that was mostly white.
Re: Greener spider plants from variegated parent
Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2024 7:50 am
by Shule
TomatoNut95 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 10:00 am
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Here are 3 of my pups. The bigger was transplanted just this morning. It will be moved indoors. The next to the bigger one will be transplanted and moved indoors soon. The smaller one I just cut off the mother this morning. Once it roots I'll move it indoors. Who I'm going to give all these to, I don't know.
A solid pup would be cool. Is the lack of bright light that may cause lose of variegation?
I wish I had one that was mostly white.
These pups had plenty of bright light from a south window; so, that didn't factor into the solid green. Spider plants with less light do tend to get closer to solid green sometimes, though. The ones I have furthest from the window are a little darker than the others, but they're still variegated.