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title: "I love my spider plant but why is the tips turning red and brown I…"
description: "I love my spider plant but why is the tips turning red and brown I just pruned and some leaves have scars please help is it getting enough light?"
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author: "Goofball"
published: "2025-06-06T19:11:12.237583Z"
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# I love my spider plant but why is the tips turning red and brown I…

_Posted by Goofball on 2025-06-06_

I love my spider plant but why is the tips turning red and brown I just pruned and some leaves have scars please help is it getting enough light?

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## 2 comments

### Bebra commented on 2025-06-06

It’s because of the water that you’re giving it  
There are a few solutions to this problem:  
1\. Collect rainwater, and water the plant with it  
2\. Water only with distilled water  
3\. Let tap water sit for 24h+, in my case, it never worked. Also do this only if your tap water has chlorine, not chloramine. If you let water with chloramine sit - it will be even worse for your spider plant  
4\. Get yourself a water conditioner (usually sold for aquariums)

I use the water conditioner and it helped me, but the rainwater will be the best for your spider plant, or any plant. You can't beat nature;)

### Bebra commented on 2025-06-06

However, your spider plant may also be in soil that is too dense. That’s just my observation of the picture. But I don’t know🤷🏼‍♂️

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