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Chlorophytum
Also called Green Lilies
Chlorophytum is a genus of nearly 200 evergreen perennials from tropical and subtropical Africa, Australia and Asia, grown for their arching grass-like leaves. The common spider plant (C. comosum) is the most widely grown member and is an easy houseplant.
Chlorophytum (,), colloquially referred to as the spider plants, is a genus of almost 200 species of evergreen perennial flowering plants in the sub-family Agavoideae, within the family Asparagaceae. The plants are native to the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Australia, and Asia.
Depending on species, most Chlorophytum mature at about 10–60 cm (3"-12") in height, growing out from a central rosette of long, slender leaves of around 15–75 cm (5"-29") in length. The plants tend to have thick, fleshy, tuberous roots, about 0.5-2 cm (0.17"-0.75") thick. The flowers are small and usually white, produced on sparse panicles up to 120 cm (47") long.
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