Spider Plant Invasion

howeeb

Hi all, 

I wonder if anyone could help me?
About 6 months ago I put my Mum’s Spider Plant outside into a courtyard, but thought I’d better move it inside to avoid the winter’s frost.

I’ve discovered a few 3-5 foot stems coming from the centre of the spider plants. It is thicker than any other stems and looks quite alien. 

Picture attached. Is my spider plant being taken over? (I’m watching The War of The Worlds, I think that may have rubbed off on my panic). 

Any help would be appreciated. Brad 

I’ve cut on of the stems off. Shown in the picture below.

Lyn

It’s what they do, I love them. Very popular in the 60/70’s. It needs to be put up somewhere high so they can dangle. 

Silver surfer

howeeb said:

I’ve discovered a few 3-5 foot stems coming from the centre of the spider plants. It is thicker than any other stems and looks quite alien. 

Those alien long stems are the way spider plants grow baby plants.
Lyn could plant each baby and have a new plant ..dozens of them.
Free!

Plant is called Chlorophytum comosum...common name spider plant.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Chlorophytum+comosum&client=firefox-b-d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwik09eUltHlAhWkoFwKHSHeBOwQ_AUIEigC

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorophytum_comosum

Dovefromabove

... and you can pot up some of the babies and make new spider plants 😊 

Lyn

New plants go down well at summer fetes and plant fairs.

howeeb

Thanks for feedbacks all 🤗. I’m a newbie.
Though the new stems don’t hang like the other stems do. They are 3 times as thick and get in the way.

Can I just cut them back. Thanks again 

Dovefromabove

That’s cos the plant is happy and healthy and us going to produce lots of babies and be amazing ... they will bend down when weighed down with babies  ... it’s your plant ... you can cut them off if you want to 😊 ... it won’t kill the plant ... but to my mind it’d be a shame ... like wiping the smile off the Mona Lisa 😔