About
Chlorophytum is a genus of evergreen perennials known for their rapid growth and compact size, making them suitable for indoor environments. The leaves are elongated and strap-shaped, available in solid green or with variegated patterns featuring white and green stripes. During the spring, these plants may produce small, subtle white flowers. As they mature, Chlorophytum generates long stems that bear offsets at their ends, simplifying the process of propagation.
About the genus
Chlorophytum consists of evergreen, rhizomatous perennials characterized by narrow, linear or lanceolate leaves. These plants feature slender, arching stems that support loose clusters or panicles of small white flowers, which may appear star-like in some species. Certain varieties also produce plantlets.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conservatory Greenhouse, Herbaceous Perennial, Houseplants
- Habit
- Bushy, Trailing
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- Hanging basket, Houseplants
- Native to
- Trop. & subtrop.
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow as a houseplant, under glass or in frost-free environment. A very tough houseplant, tolerant of a wide range of conditions. Keep the plant looking healthy and fresh by re-potting and dividing every 2-3 years. See chlorophytum or houseplant cultivation for further advice
- Pruning
- Trim back flowering spikes once they have finished and if new plantlets are not needed
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed, by division or root plantlets
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to scale insects
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free