orange mandarin plant
About orange mandarin plant
A close relative of the popular spider plant, the Mandarin Plant has dark green leaves with a bright streak of orange in the center extending from the stem. Fortunately, they're just as easy to care for and will tolerate all sorts of growing conditions!
Taxonomy
Chlorophytum amaniense
Chlorophytum
Asparagaceae
Asparagales
Also known as
Fire Flash
How to care for orange mandarin plant
How often to water your orange mandarin plant
every 9
orange mandarin plant needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for orange mandarin plant in your home
a window
orange mandarin plant can tolerate being far from a window and light source.
Place it less than 6 feet from a south-facing window to ensure it receives enough light to survive 💪.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of orange mandarin plant in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize orange mandarin plant
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your orange mandarin plant after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
-
I've had my spider plant well over 2 years. Wondering why its not having spiderettes? #SpiderPlant
-
How much fertilizer #SpiderPlant
-
I would like to delete it #SpiderPlant
-
What’s wrong with her.. turning brown #SpiderPlant
-
Just a glitch? There's no way I should be giving my brand new baby spider plant over a litre of water, right? 😅 Any recommendations for how much I should actually be watering this little guy today would be much appreciated! #SpiderPlant
-
YEY IT HASN'T DIED YET :)))) it's been a month and she hasn't died yet I'm so happy bc it means I'm doing well! Yippee I can't tell if she grew any bit at all but I'm growing her from a spiderette in soil and she's doing fine! :D
-
Propagated 3 already this year from the mama plant. I just realized she has sprouted a third strand of babies at once… 😳 everyone is getting spider plants this year for Christmas 🤣🤣🤣 #HappyPlants
-
My spider plant keeps dropping leaves, what could be wrong?
-
My plant doesn't look great. I just got him and I was told it could be transplant shock but I reallyyyy wanna keep this guy alive. Am I cooked or can I save him? #SpiderPlant
-
My oldest got me Zebra isopods so I made them a terrarium. I gotta get spring tails in there and let is cycle some before adding the isopods but I'm super excited. #happyplants #terrarium #isopodlovers #plantsmakepeoplehappy
Care Summary for orange mandarin plant
orange mandarin plant
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 6ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.