brown leaves on Spider Plant
Quick answer
If your Spider Plant has brown leaves, the most likely cause is: Spider plants are sensitive to chlorine, fluoride, and mineral salts in tap water, which can accumulate in the leaf tips and margins, causing necrosis and browning. High levels of soluble salts in the soil from over-fertilization can also lead to leaf burn.
Start here:
- 1. Switch to distilled, rainwater, or filtered water to avoid chlorine and fluoride.
- 2. If using tap water, let it sit out for 24 hours before watering to allow chlorine to evaporate.
Why Spider Plant gets brown leaves
Chlorophytum comosum
Spider plants are sensitive to chlorine, fluoride, and mineral salts in tap water, which can accumulate in the leaf tips and margins, causing necrosis and browning. High levels of soluble salts in the soil from over-fertilization can also lead to leaf burn.
How to reverse brown leaves on Spider Plant
- 1
Switch to distilled, rainwater, or filtered water to avoid chlorine and fluoride.
- 2
If using tap water, let it sit out for 24 hours before watering to allow chlorine to evaporate.
- 3
Flush the soil occasionally by watering until water runs out the drainage holes to leach excess salts.
- 4
Use a balanced, diluted fertilizer at half strength to avoid salt buildup.
Keep brown leaves off this Spider Plant
Use filtered or rainwater consistently and avoid over-fertilizing.