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Chlorophytum capense
In Singapore: Spider Plant, 吊兰 (Grown in Singapore)
Chlorophytum capense, the bracketplant or Cape spider plant, is a rhizomatous perennial from South Africa, grown as a landscape ornamental and houseplant. Unlike the common spider plant, it does not produce hanging plantlets.
Chlorophytum capense, the bracketplant or Cape spider plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. It is native to the eastern Cape Provinces of South Africa, and it has been introduced to Mexico, the Azores, Madeira, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. A rhizomatous perennial reaching 60 cm (24 in), it has found use as an ornamental, both in landscaping and as a houseplant. It is often confused with the common spider plant Chlorophytum comosum, but does not produce its characteristic hanging plantlets.
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[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
