Spider Plant is grown for its foliage and the structure it brings to a planting. It's hardy across USDA zones 9 through 11, shrugs off deer and grows just as well in a container as in the ground. Its spring flowers are a modest draw for native bees.
Spider Plant — the short answer
Spider Plant: grown in zones 9–11, part sun, pH 4.5–7.5.
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Manual horticultural correction (source not retained); NC State Extension and Missouri Botanical Garden, with the remaining rows from other published sources or Growable Ground compilation
- Soil pH
- 4.5–7.5
- FAO ECOCROP
- Sun
- Part Sun
- Growable Ground Plant Database
- Frost-kill temperature
- 32°F
- FAO ECOCROP
Plant data: Growable Ground Plant Database, compiled from FAO ECOCROP, USDA PLANTS and university Extension sources — each tile names its own row's source, because per-field provenance varies.
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What Spider Plant is
Spider Plant grows as a perennial and reaches around a foot at maturity. It blooms white in spring. It's also deer-resistant and well suited to containers.
How to grow Spider Plant
Spider Plant grows in USDA zones 9 through 11. Spider Plant does best in part sun — at least 4 hours of direct sun a day — and soil from pH 4.5 to 7.5, on well-drained ground.
USDA Zones
9-11
USDA PHZM 2023
Soil pH
4.5 - 7.5
FAO ECOCROP
Sun
Part Sun
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Drainage
well (dry spells)
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Frost Kill Temperature
32°F
Where cold starts killing growing tissue. Not a winter-survival floor — a dormant perennial takes far colder, which its hardiness zone answers.
FAO ECOCROP
Minimum Growing Temperature
46.4°F
Below this it stops growing rather than dies — a pace limit, not a survival limit.
FAO ECOCROP
Mature Height
1 ft
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Frost-Free Days
0+
The frost-free stretch it needs start to finish — short-season areas may need an indoor head start.
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Start the season right
Plant spider plant in part sun with at least 4 hours of direct sun. It grows in the cool halves of the year, so sow it in spring or late summer rather than waiting for midsummer heat.
Match the soil
Spider Plant prefers pH 4.5 to 7.5 (FAO ECOCROP). A quick soil test from your local Extension lab tells you whether to add lime or sulfur to land in band.
Water steadily
Keep the root zone evenly moist through establishment. A 2–3 inch mulch layer holds moisture without waterlogging.
Keep it in good form
Prune spider plant to shape as it grows; the reward is its foliage and structure, not a harvest, so steady upkeep is the whole job.
Where Spider Plant thrives
Spider Plant is hardy across USDA zones 9 through 11. Zone is only the starting point, though: the soil pH, drainage, and frost dates on your specific land decide how well it actually does.
A USDA zone is a 10°F band of average annual extreme winter minimum, so zones 9–11 spans average winter lows from 20°F to 50°F (USDA PHZM 2023). Across the 50 states and DC, that band covers none outright but splits 17 down the middle — and which side of that line your land sits on changes the answer.
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Where Spider Plant stands, state by state
Spider Plant is rated for zones 9–11 — a cold floor USDA puts at 20 to 30°F. Across the 50 states and DC, 0 sit fully inside that band, the line runs through 17 more, and 34 sit outside it — and inside every split state, the same line runs on at county grain.
The line runs through
17 states
- Alaska · zones 1a-9a
- California · zones 4b-11a
- Nevada · zones 4a-10a
3 of 17 shown
Spider Plant’s band covers part of each of these states — which side of the line your county sits on changes the answer, and each state page draws it.
State zone extents: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM) 2023. A zone is a 10°F band of average annual extreme minimum temperature, so a state that splits the band contains the boundary — its own page draws the county line, and a parcel report resolves which side your land sits on.
What grows around Spider Plant
Growing guides for spider plant
In rotation planning, spider plant counts as a Other — beds recover best when other crops don’t follow each other in the same spot year over year. (Growable Ground derivation — crop-rotation group from botanical family)
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Good to know
Good news for pet owners — spider plant isn't known to be toxic to dogs or cats. (Source: ASPCA.)
Spider Plant offers low value to bees and other pollinators.
Your land is one point inside Spider Plant's range
This page resolves to the species. Your state page draws the county line, and a report reads the parcel — the soil pH, drainage, sun, and frost dates on your exact ground, which no species average can see.
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How we know this about Spider Plant
The figures above are cited per row, not per site: the pH band names this plant’s own source column, the three temperature figures each carry their own, and days-to-maturity cites the publication that actually lists it. All of it comes from the Growable Ground Plant Database — a compilation over FAO ECOCROP, USDA PLANTS, and university Extension sources, published openly with per-field provenance.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I grow Spider Plant in my zone?
Spider Plant grows in USDA hardiness zones 9 through 11 (USDA PHZM 2023). Zone is one factor — soil pH, drainage, and frost dates on your specific parcel also shape whether it takes.
When should you plant Spider Plant?
Spider Plant is a cool-season crop, so it goes in during the cool halves of the year — early spring, and again in late summer for a fall planting — rather than at the height of summer heat. Your local frost dates set the exact window — a Growable Ground report reads them for your address.
How much sun does Spider Plant need?
Spider Plant does well in partial sun — around 4 hours of direct sun, and it takes some afternoon shade in stride. That flexibility makes it a good match for a bed the house or a nearby tree shades for part of the day. A Growable Ground report maps how the sun actually falls on your land, hour by hour, so you can set it where the light lines up.
What soil does Spider Plant need?
Spider Plant prefers soil pH 4.5 to 7.5, on well-drained ground (FAO ECOCROP). Your report scores your parcel's actual soil against that using USDA SSURGO data.
Does Spider Plant attract pollinators?
Yes — spider plant's flowers are a modest nectar source for native bees.
Is Spider Plant safe for pets?
Spider Plant is not known to be toxic to dogs or cats based on available data. Always supervise pets around new plantings. (Source: ASPCA.)