Don’t move me, I’m happy here

This spider plant has struggled for several years. I had it hanging from a tree branch in my front yard where it should have been very happy. Indirect light was good and sometimes a little sun. Rain water when it rained and well watered and fed plant food regularly. Last year (2022) it looked so poor after the winter that I replaced it with one of the plantlets (babies to me). It grew a little and then stopped, but produced babies profusely, but not a great looking plant when it was time to shelter under the front porch for the winter.

As soon as it started warming up I moved it to this hook located between the porch and the tree to wait until the danger of frost had really passed. In Texas we never know if a late freeze will catch us off guard. By the time it warmed up the plant had grown in size, had a healthy appearance, and produced more babies. So I gave it a good watering of plant food and left it alone. Since then it has transformed from straggly to beautiful. It has found its happy place and, respecting the instructions nature gives me, it will stay there!

I’ve always thought that you do not have to bloom where you are planted; you just have to find your happy place and then let yourself bloom. This spider plant confirmed that to me. Find your happy place or get someone to help you find it.

Just to note: spider plants are part of the Asparagaceae plant family. This plant’s genus is Chlorophytum, and its species is c. comosum. Interestingly, it is one of 200 species in the Chlorophytum group. And, if you are wondering, both agave and yucca plants are part of the Asparagaceae family as well as those lovely little green stalks that we steam and enjoy with many foods (i.e. asparagus).