Plant Care Guide
☀️ Light
Bright indirect light ideal; tolerates lower light but blooming reduces. North-, north-east, or north-west window preferred. No direct sun — scorches leaves easily. No more than 2 hours direct sun per day. Drooping in bright light = sunburn stress; move away from window.
💧 Water
- Keep soil evenly moist — water when top third of soil has dried
- Soak thoroughly, drain fully
- Frequency stays roughly consistent year-round
- Drooping leaves = plant is thirsty — perks up quickly after watering
- Never let sit in standing water
- Sensitive to chlorine — use filtered or room-temperature water
🪴 Soil
- Well-draining all-purpose mix with added perlite or peat
- Slightly acidic to neutral pH
- Always use a pot with drainage holes
- Slightly snug pot encourages blooming
🌡️ Temperature
- Ideal: 18–29 °C
- Minimum: 12 °C — cold damage occurs below this
- Avoid cold drafts, A/C vents, and radiators
- No sudden temperature changes
- Average household temperature works well year-round
💦 Humidity
- Loves humidity — 50–60% preferred
- Mist every few days or use a pebble tray
- Kitchen or bathroom are ideal rooms
- Group with other plants to create a microclimate
- Brown leaf tips = air too dry, overwatering, or underwatering
🌱 Feeding
- Light feeder — balanced fertilizer (e.g. 20-20-20) at quarter strength
- Every 4–8 weeks spring/summer only
- Stop completely in autumn/winter
- Over-fertilising causes brown tips and root burn — flush soil if over-fed
🌸 Blooming
- Produces white spathe flowers spring through summer; can rebloom year-round
- More light = more blooms
- Flowers turn from white to pale green to brown — remove promptly to encourage reblooming
- First nursery blooms are often nursery-induced; subsequent blooms may be less dense
- Slightly pot-bound plants bloom more readily
🌿 Air Purification
Peace Lilies are NASA-approved air purifiers! They remove formaldehyde, benzene, carbon monoxide, and ammonia from indoor air. They also release oxygen at night, making them excellent bedroom plants. Drooping is actually a communication feature—they're telling you they're thirsty.
🌿 Facts
- Drooping is a communication feature, not a flaw
- Can live for many years; grows 30 cm–1.3 m+ depending on cultivar
- Wipe leaves monthly with a damp cloth for best photosynthesis
- Named after Gustav Wallis, who discovered it in Colombia in 1824
🐛 Pests
- Generally resilient; watch for spider mites (dry air), aphids, mealybugs, scale
- Inspect leaf undersides; treat with neem oil or insecticidal soap
- Constantly drooping after watering = likely root rot — repot, trim black roots
✂️ Care Tips
- Propagate by division in spring/summer — separate rooted clumps and pot individually
- Cannot be propagated from leaf or stem cuttings (grows from rhizomes only)
- Repot every 2–4 years in spring; go only 1–2 cm larger; slightly pot-bound = more blooms
- Remove spent flowers and trim yellow/brown leaves at the base
⚠️ Warning
Toxic to cats, dogs, and humans. Calcium oxalate crystals cause oral and throat irritation if ingested.