ive followed all guidelines and the leaves are a healthy green
2006-09-08 06:06:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Peace lily will flourish in almost any well-drained potting mix. Soil should be kept moist but not soggy. The soil should dry out between waterings. Excessive drying out can cause the plant to wilt and the leaves and edges to yellow. When watering, use water that is at room temperature.
Peace lily will survive low interior light but would prefer bright filtered light. Peace lily should not be placed in direct sun or it will sunburn.
These plants need very little fertilizer. If you fertilize, use a balanced, liquid houseplant fertilizer such as 20-20-20 every two to three months.
Peace lilies enjoy warm conditions between 68 and 85 ° F during the day and nighttime temperatures about 10 ° F cooler.
Peace lilies have wide leaves that accumulate dust. Wipe leaves regularly with a damp cloth to remove dust.
One other thing you could do is to give it a bloomer fertilizer, such as 15-30-15. Just make sure the middle number is higher. I feed mine something like 10-52-19 and they bloom like crazy, and they also set seed pods easily.
2006-09-08 06:14:40 · answer #1 · answered by skyeblue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peace lily (or Spathiphyllum) will go through a resting period after it blooms. Once the new growth has matured, blooms will set again. Be careful not to over water. If you let it dry out too much, it will droop and the tips of the leaves will turn brown. Spaths can be revived easily by watering well and draining the pot of excess water. It may take several hours, but the plant will perk up. I have taken twist paper in white, opened it up, formed a flower and with floral tape, attached it to a long rose wire that can be bought at a floral shop. Also, I have used No. 40 white ribbon to cut the blooms when all have faded. If you don't have rose wire, you can use a long thin dowel, like the one you use for balloons. Wrap the dowel with green floral tape.
One more thing, spaths like to be rootbound. If there is too much room in the pot, there will not bloom.
For more information, go to http://www.letsgogardening.co.uk/Information/connect2/Peace%20Lillies.htm
2006-09-12 11:34:58 · answer #2 · answered by Loyless H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look at the bottom of the pot, do you see roots coming out of the pot?? then repot it. Also have you been feeding it? Phostogen is great just use a small amount dont let it touch the stalks of the plant and water in. Perhaps its in a resting period after flowering.
2006-09-08 16:30:45 · answer #3 · answered by cornishmaid 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you talking about a Spathiphyllum, indoors? Spaths prefer to be away from bright windows and do enjoy weekly feedings of diluted house plant fertilizer. They also bloom more readily if their shoe is small - pot filled with roots and root bound.
2006-09-08 13:16:14 · answer #4 · answered by Barbados Chick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know why it isn't, but when mine didn't, I soaked it in water, in its pot for about half an hour, and then it started to flower again.
Hope this helps!
2006-09-08 13:11:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
too much water only water when leaves start to droop
2006-09-08 13:19:23 · answer #6 · answered by graham v 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yours my be a gender bender a male.
2006-09-10 09:49:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
perhaps it needs re-potting
2006-09-08 13:15:36 · answer #8 · answered by stevewfletcher 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋