**Scientific Name** Chlorophytum comosum (tufted green plant) **Common Name** Common Spider Plant, Spider Ivy, Ribbon Plant, Hen & Chickens **Origin** Originates in South and West Africa **Description** An easygoing explosion of green, the Spider Plant will love you if you give it light and water in abundance. It will add a splash of bright green, with a stripe of white variegation, to any room and repay your care by flourishing on your shelves and filling them with greenery- and, if it's really happy, with brand new spider plant babies (spiderettes) and tiny white flowers! **Light** Thrives in bright, indirect light, but can withstand most levels of light from low light to partial sun (though once a plant is accustomed to high levels of light, try to keep it there). The more light it gets, the more frequently it will need water. **Water** Allow the top third of the soil to dry out between waters; spider plants like to be moist but not soggy, and their roots are well adapted for storin