Comments on: Peace Lily

By: Tamera

Tamera — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:22:13 +0000

I have a peace lilly that i love, but the white leaves never re-bloomed after i got in 2007 now my leaves are turning yellow and i water once a week . I have only put actual rain water in the plant for water will i shock it if i put tap water in it? How do i get the white leaves to bloom again, and water in the drip pan is that a sign of too much water? Help please…thanks

By: mhjohnson

mhjohnson — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:24:23 +0000

The leaves on my peace lily seem to start turning brown shortly after they open. The brown is not just on the tips but can cover the entire leaf. It may begin in the center of a leaf or start along the edge and continues to worsen until the entire leaf is black. What can / should I do?

By: maree fraser

maree fraser — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:20:33 +0000

I found a plant with about two leaves on it that a “moving out” neighbour had left at the curb. I didn’t know what the plant was at the time, but thought I would look it up at some time. The two leaves look healthy enough….the container was broken…very little soil.

I put what was left of the plant and roots in a fairly small container. To my surprise, within a few months I had a lovely bloom and knew what plant I had. These blooms came on after another and I consistently had lovely blooms. My mother, who loved Peace Lily plants and had one was very envious since she’d had a large one for many years.

I moved 5 years ago, potted my peace Lily into a larger pot. and one bloom, so I TRULY believe the idea that they like to pot bound, and have thought that was the problem all along.

Thanks to you people on this site, I am going to try take some little babies off this plant and put them in fairly small pots. I’m really looking forward to some beautiful blooms!!

Thanks for all the information!!

By: kkkkkkkkk

kkkkkkkkk — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:15:55 +0000

Is it normal for 2 leaves to grow on the same stem??? Because i think that’s what mine’s doing. It’s still new and has only had one flower that died a while ago.

By: claire

claire — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:40:14 +0000

thank you for the great advice, I have a lovely lilly that is abundant in beautiful leaves but no blooms, now i think I know why….

By: Sheryl

Sheryl — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:51:24 +0000

When the blooms start to turn green, it just means they are spent. (Look at the leaves under the bloom and you may see a white dust — that’s the pollen from the flower.) Take a sharp pair of scissors and cut them off as far down as you can without harming the leaves of the plant and discard.

By: Saundra

Saundra — Fri, 29 May 2009 22:21:02 +0000

The blooms on my peace lily are turning a dark green. The same color as the leaves.

I have never seen a peace lily do this and I don’t know what I am doing wrong. The are white when they bloom and then turn this dark green

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 22 May 2009 03:20:59 +0000

should you trim off the brown tips?

By: Juani

Juani — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:38:20 +0000

My peace lily has had a number of “children” in the ten years I have had it. I now have seven plants not counting a couple I have given away. Lately I see the leaves turning a greyish or beige color. Why is this?

By: anna

anna — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:25:40 +0000

thank you for the info on the peace plant. My Mom passed away in Feb. and someone sent me the plant. It is a beautiful plant. Now I know how to care for it. sincerely, Anna