If you really love plants and decorate your home with them, you would also like to propagate these plants yourself and not always just buy new specimens. With the spider plant you have created the best conditions for growing small plants.
How to propagate a spider plant?
The spider plant can be propagated by dividing large plants or by planting rooted offshoots. When dividing, the roots should be carefully untangled and separated, while rooted cuttings can be planted directly into fresh potting soil.
Reproduction by division
A large spider plant is relatively easy to divide. The best time for this is repotting. Then you take the plant out of the ground anyway. After untangling the roots as thoroughly as possible, gently break the plant apart with your hands. If possible, the roots should not be damaged any further.
Now plant each part in its own flower pot. A few shards of pottery (€12.00 at Amazon) on the floor prevent waterlogging. Mix a little well-rotted compost into the potting soil or fertilize the partial plants a little. This will make it easier for them to grow further.
Propagation through offshoots
The easiest way to propagate the spider plant is to plant the small offshoots when they have already formed roots. If the plants are still very small, you can plant two offshoots together in one pot. This looks particularly pretty if you have children in different colors, for example a solid color and a spider plant with a yellow stripe.
If the offshoots or kindles, as they are also called, do not yet have roots, then you need a little patience. Either leave these children on the mother plant or place the offshoots in a glass of water. Only plant the Kindel when small roots have formed.
Alternatively, you can put the young plant in the ground, but leave it connected to the mother plant until small roots form. However, since this is difficult to monitor, this method is not necessarily the first choice.
The most important things in brief:
- only divide large plants
- Do not cut the roots but carefully untangle them
- plant rooted cuttings immediately in soil
- Put unrooted offshoots in water first
Tips & Tricks
The easiest method of propagating spider plants is to plant offshoots that are already rooted. Plant these children in fresh potting soil and water the plants well. Done!
