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title: "Hi! Does anyone know what these fluffy white growths are on the base…"
description: "Hi! Does anyone know what these fluffy white growths are on the base of my spider plant? They must be at least a cm long as there are stones in the pot for…"
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# Hi! Does anyone know what these fluffy white growths are on the base…

_j cronin님이 2023-10-30에 게시함_

Hi! Does anyone know what these fluffy white growths are on the base of my spider plant? They must be at least a cm long as there are stones in the pot for drainage and there’s one thicker shorter one and a thinner longer one.  
There are the roots themselves and then these little white bits too.  
The plant itself is okay, but has some black tips on the leaves, even on the new growths, but I don’t think it’s under watered?  
Thank you so much! x

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wj13QU1UOv3MLw-eSABjM1uAk3PdX_oJ_wjW4F4_LxM/481066f499634cb7869e32db45ba3df9.webp?size=large)

## 9개의 댓글

### Iwetmyplants🌱님이 2023-10-30에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Those are roots

### Rook님이 2023-10-30에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I think your plant is outgrowing the pot, and you may want to make sure that’s not mold on the roots because those are definitely roots

#### j cronin님이 2023-10-30에 답변했습니다.

ah ok thank you!

#### Rook님이 2023-10-30에 답변했습니다.

Yeah ofc!😊

### Sunny님이 2023-10-30에 댓글을 남겼어요.

It’s not mold. It’s roots. Pull the plant from the pot and you may see that spider plant roots are thick and excessive. They quickly get root bound and can live happily in that state.

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/8a25dd050c3b47db9449013096327388.webp?size=large)

#### j cronin님이 2023-10-30에 답변했습니다.

thank you so much that’s really helpful! x

### Tamara님이 2023-10-30에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Yes roots

### Plant Father님이 2023-10-30에 댓글을 남겼어요.

i recommend looking into perched water tables in potted plants, there are plenty of articles online that will explain why adding rocks to the bottom of the pot actually reduces the soil’s draining capacity

#### j cronin님이 2023-10-30에 답변했습니다.

that’s really interesting thank you! i’ve always been taught to put gravel down, but i’m having a look now and when i repot i’ll leave them out!

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