

Meet the plant
The curly-leaved spider plant
Chlorophytum comosum 'Bonnie' · also known as Curly spider plant, Bonnie spider plant
Native to South Africa and tropical Africa (species)
A curly form of the South African spider plant, with twisting, cream-striped leaves. It stays more compact than the classic straight-leaved type.
- A Spider Plant Bonnie in an 8cm grow pot, an affordable small plant for a shelf or desk.
- Curly, twisting leaves striped in green and cream, more compact than the classic form.
- Really easy: water once the top 2cm of soil is dry.
Where it thrives
The best spot in your home
Medium indirect light, out of direct sun. It suits a desk, shelf or bathroom windowsill.
Care card
- Light
- Medium, indirect
- Water
- When top 2cm dry
- Humidity
- Average
- Temperature
- 10 to 30°C, no frost
- Soil
- General potting mix
- Feeding
- Monthly in summer
- Growth
- Moderate, compact
- Outdoors
- Shade, frost-free
Care made simple
Your first weeks together
- Place it in medium indirect light, out of direct sun.
- Water once the top 2cm of soil is dry.
- Move it into a slightly bigger pot once roots fill this one.
Plant doctor
If you see this, do this
- Brown leaf tipsCommon and harmless. Trim them and water a little more evenly.
- Leaves losing their curlToo little light. Move it somewhere a bit brighter.
- Scorched leavesDirect sun. Move it out of the sun's path.
Questions
Good to know
How big is the plant?
How big is the plant?
A young plant in an 8cm grow pot. Every plant is unique; the photo shows the size to expect.
Will it make babies?
Will it make babies?
Yes, mature plants send out stems of curly baby plantlets you can pot up.
How is it different from a normal spider plant?
How is it different from a normal spider plant?
Bonnie's leaves curl and twist, and the plant stays more compact.
Packed to arrive alive
4.94 out of 5 from 1114 reviews
We ship living plants across South Africa every week. This is what our customers say when the box arrives.
Our unboxing test: a plant box after a rough courier trip
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