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houseplantjournal: Facts about spider plant tips: 2️⃣ Young leaves are fresh and perf…

Facts about spider plant tips:
2️⃣ Young leaves are fresh and perfect because they just started their work for the plant – newbies; so green.
3️⃣ Older leaves (photo from the same plant) bear the marks of hard work: months of (hopefully) steady photosynthesis, transpiration, and gas exchange. Mineral accumulation and plain old physical damage cause the cells at the very tips to give out.

Stop believing that you can and should prevent brown tips. They are inevitable. Are you raising a plant or maintaining a piece of decor?
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