About
Chlorophytum capense 'Variegatum' is a perennial that forms dense clumps and retains its foliage year-round. Its leaves are long and strap-like, featuring a bold central band of creamy white bordered by dark green edges. The plant produces slender racemes of small white flowers on stems that can reach lengths of up to 60 cm. Notably, the flower stems do not bear plantlets, setting this variety apart from others in its genus.
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
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Neutral, Alkaline, Acid
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained, Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, West-facing, North-facing, South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conservatory Greenhouse, Houseplants
- Habit
- Clump forming, Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- Houseplants
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 houseplant cultivation and Chlorophytum for further advice
- Pruning
- Trim back flowering spikes once they have finished
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed or by division
- Pest resistance
- Maybe susceptible to scale insects
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free