Friday, January 6, 2012

What can I do for my spider plant?

I've had it for almost 14 years, but last week, I repotted it just before I went off to college. When I got there, I ended up having to leave it in the hot car for several hours, and now I'm in a dorm with one window that faces north, so it gets almost no sunlight.



A lot of it's leaves died from the stay in the car, and the ones that have grown back are very pale and limp looking. It's got plenty of water, but I don't know what else I can do.



I suppose what it needs most is sunlight. Can I set up a cheap grow light or something?

What can I do for my spider plant?
The leaves are pale due to the heat shock, not lack of light. I have one in my basement with only one small window and the leaves are nice and green, but there is not much growth, due to such little light. Keep it watered, not soaked, cut off any dead/dying leaves and it should be fine.
Reply:JUST CUT IT ALL BACK AND LET IT START WITH NEW GROWTH
Reply:The plant is in shock. You need to reintroduce it to the light but slowly so it wont burn. Keep it; moist but not soaking wet. I had a spider plant that froze in my bedroom upstairs...I was totally shocked when it came back to life after I watered it and it warmed up. Just give it time...I have yet to see a dead spider plant...
Reply:The lack of light causes the Chlorophytum cosmosum to become pale. The roots are very fiborous, these tubers store energy and neutrients and are designed for survival. These tubers will regrow and replace the entire plant in due time. Once the damage is done from the tramatic expierence that old foilage will not recover , it is the new foilage that will come out clean but mch pailer due to the lighting conditions.

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