Indoors
Spider plant
Chlorophytum comosum
- Cat: not toxic
- Dog: not toxic
- Light: bright, no harsh sun
About the plant
The spider plant comes from tropical and southern Africa. It sends out long runners with little plantlets that root easily. It is safe for cats and dogs, and many cats like to nibble its leaves.
Spider plant and pets
- Cat
- not toxic
- Dog
- not toxic
Care
- Watering
- about every 5 days in summer (April to September), every 9 in winter
- Light
- bright, no harsh sun
- Air humidity
- normal
- Temperature
- 12–28 °C
- Feeding
- April to September, every 3 weeks
- Repotting
- every 1 years, in spring
- Grown
- in a pot
One of the easiest: it forgives a missed watering. The babies on its runners root in water. Cats like to nibble it, and it is safe for them.
This is a rough guide for a flat in Poland. In flowers every plant also has its own watering interval, which learns from how the soil was.