Does any one have any tips on how to care for a Spider plant? it's a young plant. i just got it from a friend.

it's leaves are yellow and green striped. When will the flowers bloom? i live in colorado so i don't know if it will need some sort of special care.

Does any one have any tips on how to care for a Spider plant? it's a young plant. i just got it from a friend.
spider plants like natural light not full sunlight as this will cause their leaves to burn-- they like to be near a window but not in front of the window. water them at least once a week, but do not soak the soil. If you see browning in their leaves this could be from the minerals in your water.. therefore use distilled water. You can also give them a little bit of fertilizer if you see that the plant is not doing well but only 1/2 of what it calls for other plants, as they do not need a lot to give them a boost. Once the plant takes hold and starts to shoot of babies and developes more this way then this is the time to put the plants higher up (hang from the ceiling).. they say spider plants also help condition air quality .... good luck to you
Reply:I have found they like a lot of water. I tried putting dried cow manure in mine one time and it practically killed them. The only thing that seems to work is water.
Reply:As far as I have seen with my Spider plants, you water them, keep them in a nice sunny spot, and the prefer to be higher up, or hung from a ceiling. At least those are how mine tend to act. Also, once they start having babies, they are like rabbits, it keeps happening. They are a really fun plant to own.


Also, as I have noticed, talking to plants, even saying just a, "Hello!" seems to help them out. I know, it's odd. lol.
Reply:got this off the internet:


Spider plants, Chlorophytum comosum, need bright natural light but will sunburn if grown in direct sunlight. They also do very well when grown under grow lights, but will be reluctant to produce the plantlets unless you decrease their light hours to simulate the naturally shorter days of fall, when they normally produce their 'babies'. Keep the soil evenly moist, but never soggy. They also prefer to be in a cooler (55-65 degrees F.) room but will tolerate warmer temperatures. Feed the plant every 3 or 4 months with any house plant fertilizer.


Spider plants are generally easy to grow, and mature plants are quite beautiful until the tips brown out. Tip burn is usually caused chemicals in the water. If you are using city water for your plants it has been chlorinated, and very likely has been treated with fluoride, either of which will cause the burn. Using rainwater or distilled water will take care of this problem. Over fertilizing will also damage the plant, so when you feed it, use 1/2 of the recommended strength.