What is Chlorophytum comosum?
{{taxobox |name = ''Chlorophytum comosum'' |image = Chlorophytum comosum0.jpg |image_caption = ''Chlorophytum comosum'' 'Variegatum' |regnum = [[Plantae]] |unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]] |unranked_classis = [[Monocots]] |ordo = [[Asparagales]] |familia = [[Agavaceae]] |genus = ''[[Chlorophytum]]'' |species = '''''C. comosum''''' |binomial = ''Chlorophytum comosum'' |binomial_authority = (Thunberg) Jacques <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?10301 |title=Chlorophytum comosum information from NPGS/GRIN |publisher=www.ars-grin.gov |access-date=2008-03-17 |archive-date=2015-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924132608/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?10301 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |}} The '''Spider Plant''', '''''Chlorophytum comosum''''', is a species of ''Chlorophytum'' native to [[South Africa]]. Spider plants have long narrow [[leaf|leaves]] that are 20–40 cm (8–15 in) long and 5–20 mm (0.2–0.8 in) broad. They grow from a central rosette. It also produces branched [[stolon]]s with small white [[flower]]s and baby [[plantlet]]s. It is a very popular [[houseplant]]. The most widely grown is the [[variegation|variegated]] [[cultivar]] 'Variegatum'. It has one or two broad yellowish-white bands running along the length of each leaf. Natural, entirely green plants are also grown. The Spider Plant is very easy to [[Plant propagation|spread]]. They can be propagated by splitting its main [[rosette (botany)|rosette]]. It is even easier to remove plantlets from the stolons and plant them separately or put them in a glass of water. They will grow [[root]]s readily in water but establish faster in soil while still attached to the parent plant. Pinning the plantlet to the soil with a bent paper clip can be helpful. Make sure the soil is damp and well drained. The plantlet can then be removed from the parent plant in 7-10 days. It is a very popular plant with beginners, as it is easy to grow and propagate. Spider plants have also been shown to