Nutrient gap or too much light

What's happening

A spider plant that has gone uniformly pale has often sat in the same tired soil for a year or more without feeding and simply run low on nutrients. Bleached, washed-out color concentrated on the sun-facing side instead points to too much direct light fading the leaves.

How to fix it

First rule out harsh sun — if it's in a hot, bright window, move it back into the bright, indirect light spider plants prefer. If light is fine and it just hasn't been fed in ages, resume a balanced liquid fertilizer at half strength once a month through spring and summer. New growth should come back in a healthy green over a few weeks.

This is general guidance based on common symptoms; individual plants vary.