Closet plants, or peace lilies (Spathiphyllum), are a common option for homes and businesses. Peace lily plants are among the simplest indoor plants to take care of. Although peace lily plant care is simple, ideal growing conditions are still crucial. Let’s look at peace lily maintenance.
Houseplants: Growing Peace Lilies
Excellent houseplants for the home or workplace are peace lilies. These lovely plants brighten up a space and are excellent air purifiers. These plants often have dark green leaves and white “flowers.” The leaf bract that develops hooded over the blooms is what most people mistake for the flower.
Like many well-liked interior plants, peace lilies benefit from medium to low light. What sort of light you need to supply will mostly rely on the appearance you desire for your peace lily plant. More light encourages peace lilies to produce more of their magnificent white spathes and blossoms, while less light causes them to bloom and take on the appearance of a more conventional foliage plant.
Peace Lily Plant Care
Overwatering is one of the most typical blunders made while caring for peace lilies. The most frequent cause of peace lily death is overwatering, yet peace lilies are far more tolerant of underwatering. As a result, you shouldn’t water peace lily plants on a regular timetable. Instead, you need to check on them once each week to determine whether they require watering. To test if the soil is dry, touch the surface. Water your peace lily if it is. There is no need to water the plant if the soil is still moist. Some individuals even go so far as to wait to water their peace lily until the plant begins to droop. This strategy does not hurt the plant and will stop overwatering since these plants are highly drought resistant.
There is no need to fertilize peace lilies often. The plant may be kept healthy using a balanced fertilizer once or twice a year.
When peace lilies exceed their pots, repotting or division is also advantageous. Less than a week after being watered, a peace lily plant may begin to droop and exhibit crowded, malformed leaf development as symptoms that it has outgrown its container. If you are repotting it, move the plant into a pot at least 2 inches (5 cm) bigger than its present pot. If you split, cut through the rootball’s center with a sharp knife, then plant each half in its pot.
It would help if you washed or wipe off the large leaves of peace lilies at least once yearly since they attract dust. This will improve its ability to process sunlight. You may either lay the plant in the bath and give it a little shower, or you can put it in a sink and run the water over the leaves to wash it. You may also use a moist towel to clean the leaves of your peace lily plant as an alternative. However, avoid using commercial leaf shine solutions since they might clog the plant’s pores.