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Spider plant - flowering?

Discussion in 'Other Plants' started by Fat Controller, Oct 13, 2015.

  1. Fat Controller

    Fat Controller 'Cuddly' Scottish Admin! Staff Member

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    I have a reasonably sized spider plant, which I must confess hasn't been particularly well looked after, however this year it decided to throw out some long stems which I recognised as the behaviour of a spider plant when it is producing offspring; however, in addition to quite a few babies, small white flowers have also appeared - I didn't know that spider plants even flowered!

    Do they produce seeds from these flowers, or are they merely decorative?
     
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    I guess under the right conditions, pollination etc. they would produce seed, but not sure if they would need pollen from a different clone, or even if there are male and female plants.

    Dont think anyone would bother sowing seed of a spider plant anyway really, bearing in mind how it reproduces itself.
     
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      True :)

      I must get some small pots arranged to peg the runners into, hopefully get a few more plants out of it
       
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      Hi FC,

      Spider plants are a member of the Lily family and the flowers are like miniature white Lilies.

      You can grow them from seed ( best sown fresh as they don't last well ), and they can be quite interesting as you never know what form of variegation you're going to get.
      In the past I've had green with central white stripe, white with central green stripe, all pale green and all dark green.

      Try them and good luck :)
       
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        You can also snip off the 'babies' FC and root them in water. :)
         
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          They make interesting plants in hanging baskets over the summer too.

          Anyway, they do produce viable seed if pollinated but as Anthony said it needs to be sown fresh.
           
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