A compact, tender evergreen perennial, grown as a houseplant, with variegated linear, lance-shaped dark green leaves to 15cm long, edged with white. Racemes of tiny white flowers are borne on long stems, with plantlets forming along the branching flower stems
0.1-0.5 metres
0.1-0.5 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
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| Spring | ||||
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Grow indoors in a container or hanging planter and use a peat-free houseplant compost. Position in bright indirect light but shaded from hot sun. Water freely in the main growing season - spring to summer, feeding is usually unnecessary, and keep just moist in winter. See Chlorophytum for further information
Propagate by division, or by potting up detaching offsets (plantlets) with their own roots, at any time
No pruning required; trim back flowering spikes once they have finished if new plantlets are not needed
Generally pest-free but may be susceptible to aphids
Generally disease-free