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Whaaaat? "Very tolerant of neglect"? I killed my spider plant due to an extended period of neglect. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 151.202.100.230 ( talk • contribs) 19:49, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
"Studies have shown it to be particularly effective in absorbing chemicals (formaldehyde, benzene, etc) and cleaning the air in homes, or offices" - Is there an official link to that "study"? I have heard the same info via word of mouth, but I've never seen anything in writing, aside from this article, which doesn't count since no source has been given. -- 65.73.239.62 21:29, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
I found and added some links to information about its filtering properties; I also clarified the last paragraph. (Spider plants have only been proven to filter a few chemicals, the original wording could lead one to believe that it has been proven as an all-purpose filter.) TheTomato 23:28, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
I just checked the main source "NASA Clean Air Study" and it does not mention this exact plant. The same researcher (Wolverton B.C.) did publish a different article in which it was tested: Foliage Plants for Removing Indoor Air Pollutants from Energy-Efficient Homes Author(s): B. C. Wolverton, Rebecca C. McDonald and E. A. Watkins, Jr. Source: Economic Botany, Vol. 38, No. 2 (Apr. - Jun., 1984), pp. 224-228
Some studies that mention the effects of spider plants (haven't found links for them yet):
-- Ddro 22:06, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
Just an observation as a low grade plant freak: the variagated (sp?) plant shown in the picture produces seeds that almost invariably grow into the all green version which most people don't like nearly as well. So I'm guessing the white stripe version is a hybrid or accident??? Bdgriz56 ( talk) 15:21, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
Because I don't know where to put it yet... Plastid inheritance in this species is weird. Unlike the majority of flowering plants, this species has a higher rate of the chance of biparental inheritance as opposed to the typical maternal inheritance. [1] I think it's really neat and worth mentioning, but I'm not sure how to integrate that information in the article. Rkitko ( talk) 03:59, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
So this particular piece of work really doesn't have anything to do with paternal inheritance of plastids? It seems to be precisely as you would expect for maternal inheritance. Peter coxhead ( talk) 13:04, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
Hello, there are loads of images in Commons, why not add some flowers etc? A gallery, perhaps... 219.79.75.241 ( talk) 04:56, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
I am not a Wikipedia editor, just someone who feels this entry could use more info. I came to this article specifically for information regarding this plant's toxicity regarding cats. All over the internet there are claims that it has hallucinogenic properties for cats but I can't find any hard evidence to support this claim. There are even claims that spider plants contains chemicals similar to those found in opium. These claims seem wild so it would be nice for this article to either dispel these rampant rumors, or to source these claims and verify them as they really are all over the place. (And I have anecdotally witnessed my own cats be very attracted to and subsequently ingest spider plant materials as well. It seems to have an effect on them similar to catnip.)
OK, that's all I have to say. Thank you to anyone who reads and considers this. Anxiety and lack of understanding about plants, especially houseplants, seems to be a problem for the average person and I just think this could be a tiny bit of help for that. -- Basil989 ( talk) 21:09, 30 January 2019 (UTC)
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Whaaaat? "Very tolerant of neglect"? I killed my spider plant due to an extended period of neglect. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 151.202.100.230 ( talk • contribs) 19:49, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
"Studies have shown it to be particularly effective in absorbing chemicals (formaldehyde, benzene, etc) and cleaning the air in homes, or offices" - Is there an official link to that "study"? I have heard the same info via word of mouth, but I've never seen anything in writing, aside from this article, which doesn't count since no source has been given. -- 65.73.239.62 21:29, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
I found and added some links to information about its filtering properties; I also clarified the last paragraph. (Spider plants have only been proven to filter a few chemicals, the original wording could lead one to believe that it has been proven as an all-purpose filter.) TheTomato 23:28, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
I just checked the main source "NASA Clean Air Study" and it does not mention this exact plant. The same researcher (Wolverton B.C.) did publish a different article in which it was tested: Foliage Plants for Removing Indoor Air Pollutants from Energy-Efficient Homes Author(s): B. C. Wolverton, Rebecca C. McDonald and E. A. Watkins, Jr. Source: Economic Botany, Vol. 38, No. 2 (Apr. - Jun., 1984), pp. 224-228
Some studies that mention the effects of spider plants (haven't found links for them yet):
-- Ddro 22:06, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
Just an observation as a low grade plant freak: the variagated (sp?) plant shown in the picture produces seeds that almost invariably grow into the all green version which most people don't like nearly as well. So I'm guessing the white stripe version is a hybrid or accident??? Bdgriz56 ( talk) 15:21, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
Because I don't know where to put it yet... Plastid inheritance in this species is weird. Unlike the majority of flowering plants, this species has a higher rate of the chance of biparental inheritance as opposed to the typical maternal inheritance. [1] I think it's really neat and worth mentioning, but I'm not sure how to integrate that information in the article. Rkitko ( talk) 03:59, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
So this particular piece of work really doesn't have anything to do with paternal inheritance of plastids? It seems to be precisely as you would expect for maternal inheritance. Peter coxhead ( talk) 13:04, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
Hello, there are loads of images in Commons, why not add some flowers etc? A gallery, perhaps... 219.79.75.241 ( talk) 04:56, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
I am not a Wikipedia editor, just someone who feels this entry could use more info. I came to this article specifically for information regarding this plant's toxicity regarding cats. All over the internet there are claims that it has hallucinogenic properties for cats but I can't find any hard evidence to support this claim. There are even claims that spider plants contains chemicals similar to those found in opium. These claims seem wild so it would be nice for this article to either dispel these rampant rumors, or to source these claims and verify them as they really are all over the place. (And I have anecdotally witnessed my own cats be very attracted to and subsequently ingest spider plant materials as well. It seems to have an effect on them similar to catnip.)
OK, that's all I have to say. Thank you to anyone who reads and considers this. Anxiety and lack of understanding about plants, especially houseplants, seems to be a problem for the average person and I just think this could be a tiny bit of help for that. -- Basil989 ( talk) 21:09, 30 January 2019 (UTC)