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Is Chlorophytum comosum (spider plant) 'Thousand Leaves' toxic? Notes on growing it indoors

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This plant has small, cute, heart-shaped leaves that look quite pleasing to the eye, so many plant lovers like to grow it at home. But some growers worry that it is toxic, so can it really be kept at home?

1. Is it toxic?

This spider plant is not toxic and can safely be grown at home as a decorative and beautifying plant.

2. Ornamental value

1. Its leaves are very small and delicate, and take on a cute heart or round shape, making it a plant well suited to foliage display. Its plant form is also very attractive; while enjoying the leaves, we can also appreciate the shape of the plant itself. It grows in clumps and can produce a great many thin, long stems. It grows in a creeping manner, and the stems grow rampantly, so over time it develops its own distinctive shape. If you grow it in a hanging pot, it will also trail downward, looking very beautiful.

2. Moreover, in summer or when the temperature is fairly suitable, it produces small white flowers clustered at the ends of the branches, and its stamens are yellow, which makes it look even more beautiful at that time.

3. Air purification

1. Most plants have purifying abilities, and this plant is no exception. Even if the light in a room is rather weak, it can still use it to carry out biological processes and then release oxygen. At the same time, it can also absorb more than 80 percent of the gases in a room that are harmful to our bodies.

2. If a house has just been renovated and contains formaldehyde released by new furniture, it is not suitable for us to move in right away, but we can first place a few pots of this plant there; its absorption capacity is very strong and can speed up the dissipation of harmful gases.

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