As a teenager, I did a little babysitting. One family I sat for had a big beautiful spider plant hanging in the living room, bursting with little airplane babies. I stared at it for hours and fell in love with this plant. From my college dorm until a certain orange tabby, about ten years, I had a lovely specimen. Later, having the chance to keep it from harms way, in my current I made a second acquisition. Tabby still plays a role in that he makes sure it gets playtime and doesn't get too long. And in most cases, he decides when it is time to make a baby; i.e. I find his little harvests and put them in water.
chlorophytum comosum, the spider plant
You really can't go wrong with a spider plant. It's one of the most forgiving and tolerant plants.
Placed in water, the babies quickly produce roots. Transfer to soil and they grow vigorously. Neglect is not a big problem. If they look a little grey, give them water. If the tips get brown, they're telling you the air is dry and you can just snip the ends to keep them looking nice. Even without feeding, babies will appear, but with feeding lots of babies arrive on shoots, some with branches. And bonus, the shoots have delicate white flowers while the babies are setting.
