How to Propagate Spider Plant

This is the most foolproof propagation method for Spider Plants because the baby remains attached to the parent plant, receiving water and nutrients through the stolon until its own roots are established. You will need a small pot with drainage holes, moist potting soil, and a bent paperclip or U-shaped wire.

1. 1 Identify a healthy baby plantlet on the end of a stolon. The best babies have small nubs at their base — these are pre-root tips ready to grow.
2. 2 Fill a small pot with moist potting soil and place it next to the parent plant.
3. 3 Without cutting the baby from the parent, pin it into the soil using a bent paperclip or U-shaped wire, burying the base about 1/2 inch deep.
4. 4 Keep the soil consistently moist at the pinned point.
5. 5 After 2–3 weeks, give the baby a gentle tug — if you feel resistance, roots have formed.
6. 6 Snip the stolon connecting the baby to the parent plant.
7. 7 Treat the new plant as independent, watering when the top inch of soil is dry.

You will need a glass jar and room-temperature water.

1. 1 Cut a baby plantlet from the stolon, keeping the small nub at its base intact.
2. 2 Place the base in a jar of water, ensuring only the bottom nodes are submerged — the leaves should not touch the water.
3. 3 Position in bright indirect light.
4. 4 Change the water every 5–7 days.
5. 5 Roots appear in 7–10 days.
6. 6 Once roots are 1–2 inches long (2–3 weeks), transplant into potting soil.
7. 7 Keep the soil consistently moist for the first 2 weeks as the plant transitions from water roots to soil roots.

You can also plant baby plantlets directly into soil without rooting them in water first.

1. 1 Cut a baby plantlet from the stolon.
2. 2 Plant it directly in moist potting soil, burying the base about 1/2 inch deep.
3. 3 Keep the soil consistently moist and the humidity high for the first 2 weeks — a clear plastic bag over the pot helps.
4. 4 Place in bright indirect light.
5. 5 New growth appearing in 3–4 weeks indicates the plantlet has rooted.

You will need a clean sharp knife and pots with drainage holes.

1. 1 The best time to divide is during spring repotting when the plant is actively growing.
2. 2 Remove the Spider Plant from its pot and gently shake off excess soil.
3. 3 Identify natural division points where clusters of leaves have their own root systems. Spider Plants produce thick, fleshy, tuberous roots.
4. 4 Using your hands or a clean knife, separate the root ball into 2–3 sections, each with several plants and a healthy root mass.
5. 5 Plant each division in its own pot with fresh soil.
6. 6 Water thoroughly and keep in bright indirect light.
7. 7 Divisions may look slightly wilted for a few days but recover quickly.