How to Identify Southwestern Chlorophytum

1. Blades

The shape of the leaves of Chlorophytum comosum varies greatly, from an initially long or linear lanceolate shape to a nearly lanceolate shape, about 8-60 cm long and 0.6-2 cm wide, and the base sometimes narrows into a petiole shape.

2. Flowers

The scape of Southwestern Chlorophytum is usually longer than the leaves. The flowers are white, solitary or in clusters of 2-3. Generally, they are in racemes, with few side branches and arranged in panicles. The pedicels are about 1 cm, and the joints are usually in the upper or near the middle. The tepals are about 10-13 mm. The stamens are slightly shorter than the tepals, and the anthers are twice as long as the filaments.

3. Fruit

The fruit of the southwestern spider plant is a capsule, which is triangular, usually obovate, and rarely nearly spherical. It is about 6-9 mm long, with 6-9 seeds in each locule. The flowering and fruiting period is from July to September.