LIGHT

Peace Lily houseplants do well in low, medium, or indirectbright light. Too much light causes the leaves of Peace Lily plants to fade and lose their vibrant dark green color. Too little light and Peace Lily houseplants can’t develop flowers. Direct sunlight burns the leaves of Peace Lily houseplants.

WATER

Allow the top 50% of the soil to dry out before watering Peace Lily houseplants. If a Peace Lily Plant severely droops, yellow leaves appear once it’s watered. Over-watering a Peace Lily plant causes the leaves to turn brown.

FERTILIZER

Fertilize Peace Lily houseplants every other month when the plants are actively growing with a basic houseplant food at 1/2 the recommended strength. Giving a Peace Lily houseplant too much fertilizer causes brown leaf tips.

TEMPERATURE

Peace Lily houseplants grow well in 65-85 degree temperatures.

HUMIDITY

Peace Lilies like a humid environment.

FLOWERING

As Peace Lily Plants mature, they produce more flowers. Brighter light also encourages more blooms on Peace Lily houseplants.

PESTS

Peace Lily Plants are prone to the following houseplant pests:Aphids, spider mites, and Mealy Bugs. Spraying with the green solution not only gets rid of these houseplant pests, it also removes dust and improves the appearance of the leaves of a Peace Lily Plant.

DISEASES

Since Peace Lily houseplants prefer a humid environment, Leaf Spot, and other bacterial and fungal plant diseases can be a problem. Keeping the leaves of Peace Lily plants dry, providing good air circulation around the plant, and avoiding overly wet soil helps prevent plant diseases.

SOIL

Use a rich well-aerated potting soil that contains a good amount of peat or other organic material for Peace Lily houseplants.

POT SIZE

A Peace Lily should not be moved to the next size plant pot until the roots of the plant have almost filled the existing pot.

PRUNING

Once the flowers on Peace Lily houseplant fade, prune the flower and its stem at the soil line. Every Peace Lily flower has it’s own stem, so that stem will not re-bloom. Pruning the flowers and stems on Peace Lily houseplants helps the plant look better and encourages more flowers. Brown or yellow leaves on a Peace Lily should also be pruned at the base of their stem. If you want to prune the brown or yellow tips on the leaves of a Peace Lily houseplant rather than removing the entire leaf, use a sharp wet scissors to make an angled cut below the discolored area.

PROPAGATION

Peace Lily houseplants are easily propagated by plant division.