Hi Lisa..Is the cutting from the same plant your friend has?? The plant that's doing fantastic?
You're sure it's a spider plant, right???
If it was my plant, I'd place in a container not much larger than the roots. What size pot is it in? If the pot is too large, the roots need to fill up before leaf growth..A little extra room (to start) is all it needs..If the pot is too large with excess soil this 'may' be one reason your spider is taking so long to grow. Though 2 yrs is a long time..
Next, what type of light is it getting? Spider plants do best in medium to full sun. Place in an area with adequate light..
What about fertilizer? Use an all-purpose fertilizer either when you see growth, or beginning in March..If your spider isn't producing foliage, it may need a boost, and a good all purpose food might do the job. But sun is important, so place in a brightly-lit area, and give a dose of food. But again, be sure the pot size isn't extreme.
Do you have a picture? Toni
PS>> I wouldn't give up....

Toni,
Thanks so much for trying to help me out. Here are the answers to your question.
1. Yes, it is a cut from my friend's plant that is flourishing.
2. My friend told me it was a spider plant, but I'm a plant novice so I wouldn't know if she was wrong.
3. She gave it to me in a very small cup. It quickly outgrew it, so I transplanted into a bigger pot.
4. I moved it around my house over the last two years, but it's *always* been exposed to good sunlight.
5. I am using generic house plant potting soil. It isn't Miracle-Grow.
What do you think? I've taken 2 pictures of it for you, but I can't figure out how to attach them.

Thanks again, Toni!

Lisa

If the light level is too low, its growth might be stunted. Also it's possible that it's been overpotted (in a pot too big for it): I have seen one plant in particular that grew slowly when it was in a big pot, for a year or two, and then caught up to itself and took off.

I don't know if it will help or not, but here are a couple links about spider plants (Chlorophytum comosum) specifically. If this isn't the plant you have, we'll try to figure out what you've got.

My profile of Chlorophytum comosum
Water Roots profile of Chlorophytum comosum

Lisa, do you have a website?
I'm sorry, I don't know how to post pics here anymore. If you want you can email them to me..my addy is hopefulauthor@sbcglobal.net
When you say generic potting soil, you mean an off-brand that's used for house plants and not outside top soil, right?? If that's the case, that shouldn't be a problem, unless it's really heavy, black soil..
I've seen some soils that are so heavy I don't see how roots grow in the stuff..I use generic soil, too, but because the soil sold here is heavy, I add other mediums such as sand, perlite and peat moss..(peat when mixing up a batch for a spider plant)
On the forum lists, there's a thread with instructions for posting pictures. Maybe you can figure it out..LOL.
Now you've got me curious..LOL..

When I used Yahoo Photo, what I did was copied and pasted the address on the line that says, Optional Link URL: I don't know if that works since I haven't tried in ages..Maybe you can attempt it, or send an email..Toni

lisamarie777,

I have been growing spider plants for about three years, i have found by experience that this beautiful plant is a thrive r, and it loves the sun, and moist soil. Yes, i use miracle grow soil but any good soil will do,it will dominate it self if you use heavy soil(CHEAP SOIL)and if the pot is to big it will slow the growth. If you are moving the plant around the room, or to other rooms most of the time, you are stressing it. The quality of air differs from room to room. Don't give up, one morning you will awaken and find a long leaf just grew from nowhere. Just be patient.