How to Grow Purple Spider Plant? Master These Cultivation Methods

The soil for growing Purple Spider Plant can be prepared with fertile sandy loam, humus soil, peat soil, or fine sandy soil plus a small amount of base fertilizer. It should be placed in a bright spot for care, and in summer, avoid harsh sun exposure. Keep the temperature above 15 degrees, and in winter above 4 degrees. Keep the pot soil moist, and during the growing season apply a dilute liquid fertilizer once every 2 weeks. Cut off dead, old, and yellow leaves in good time, and repot once a year in March.

1. Soil: Purple Spider Plant has extremely strong adaptability to soil, but it is best suited to acidic soil that is deep, fertile, moist, and well-drained. Fertile sandy loam, humus soil, peat soil, or fine sandy soil plus a small amount of base fertilizer can be used as potting soil.

2. Light: Purple Spider Plant likes a semi-shaded environment and is best placed indoors in a relatively bright spot such as near a windowsill. If placed outdoors, avoid direct sunlight when summer temperatures are too high, and move it indoors for warmth when winter temperatures are too low.

3. Temperature: Purple Spider Plant likes a warm climate, with a suitable temperature above 15 degrees. It is relatively tolerant of high temperatures; even in summer weather above 30 degrees, it is enough to avoid harsh sun exposure. However, its cold tolerance is weak, and in winter the temperature must remain above 4 degrees for it to overwinter safely.

4. Watering: Purple Spider Plant likes a moist environment, and the pot soil should be kept moist often. Normally, regular watering is all that is needed. In summer, watering can be increased, and the leaves should also be sprayed with water frequently. In winter, water less, and do not let the pot soil become too wet, otherwise the leaves tend to turn yellow.

5. Fertilizing: During the growing season, apply a dilute liquid fertilizer once every 2 weeks. Generally, nitrogen fertilizer is not needed; even if it is applied, it is best to make it sufficiently dilute. When the ambient temperature is too low, fertilize less. In particular, when the winter temperature is below 4 degrees, the plant enters a dormant state, and fertilizing should be stopped immediately.

6. Pruning: Cut off dead, old, and yellow leaves in good time. In May each year, some old leaves can also be properly cut off to encourage more new leaves to sprout. Repot once a year in March, cutting away old roots, rotten roots, and excess fibrous roots.