Comments on: Peace Lily Care

By: makayla

makayla — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:23:00 +0000

I can’t seem to repot a Peace Lily without killing it. I’m great with every plant i’ve ever touched, but for some reason these plants do not like me. When i buy them from a store i wait a few days before potting them in a new container. When clients want me to repot their existing plant, they die without fail, about a week or two after i touch them. What is going on? Please, anyone help.

By: Alice Oliveri

Alice Oliveri — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:10:21 +0000

My husband and I received one of these plants up north in the middle of winter from a funeral we attended. In driving back to Florida we had the plant in the back of the van propped up so it wouldn’t fall over. When we checked into the hotel that night, we forgot the plant in the van and it was freezing outside. When we got back to Florida and emptied the van I found the plant very sad looking. I watered it and put some water in a dish that the plant could take as it wanted. It came back beautifully. I have since repotted it twice as it keeps getting pot bound. I moved it to a window where it doesn’t get a lot of direct sun and it is loving it. My only question is the flower is very small. Is that normal?

By: Sara

Sara — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 04:54:18 +0000

Check at your local Lowes in their plant department. They offer a various selection of natural pesticides.

By: Rosemary Davies

Rosemary Davies — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 19:26:57 +0000

I was given a Peace Lily about 5 years ago it has grown very well in fact I now have 3 but the only time there has been flowers on it was when I first had it.

By: Marci Peters

Marci Peters — Mon, 30 May 2011 15:23:10 +0000

Has anyone answered your question? After watering my peace lily, I am finding these skinny worms in the saucer! I can’t seem to find out what they are or how to get rid of them.

By: Irene Mohlin

Irene Mohlin — Wed, 11 May 2011 01:49:06 +0000

Thank you for taking the time to help floks like me who just received a beautiful Peace Lily for Mother’s Day.

By: Christine Gibbings

Christine Gibbings — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:52:47 +0000

I received a large (10″ potted) Peace Lily in February 2011. It came from a local florist shop. The plant has been doing great up until a few weeks ago. The bottom layer of leaves are drooping and turning yellow. I checked the soil and it didn’t seem to be too dry so I gave it a little drink anyway. Usually when the plant leaves get droopy a bit of water will fix the problem but not this time. After 3-4 days I started to pick out the dead leaves and a whole root ball came out very easily with healthy leaves on it. I started to take the dead leaves off and discovered a 2.5 inch long skinny worm crawling on the base of a stem. It looked like an earthworm but with dark speckles. Is there a natural pesticide I can use in case of some sort of worm infestation?

By: Marissa

Marissa — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 04:01:33 +0000

I have a peace lily that just seems to be struggling. It’s on top of the heater in my apartment… but I’m in SoCal so that never actually kicks on. It’s next to (but not in front of) a window and gets some nice indirect light in the mornings and into the afternoon. The plant was a gift from my ex shortly after we parted… he got one for me and one for himself. His is thriving and has doubled in size. Mine has lost its lonely flower and continues along looking as though nothing has changed after months and months. I worry it’s turning into some sort of personal metaphor!!! Anyway… just can’t seem to make this thing happy. Water it every two or three days – just trying to keep the soil moist but not wet. Still… stumped on how to boost progress. My bathroom doesn’t have much of a spot for a plant, unfortunately… Maybe I’ll try popping it outside onto the terrace (no direct sunlight) sometimes? Thanks for the blog post… hope I can maybe get some headway with this thing!!!

By: Fran

Fran — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:45:34 +0000

I have a large very healthy peace lily, and have been thnking of splitting it and repotting in two pots. Is this advisable or should I keep it to one pot?

By: Dirk

Dirk — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:31:57 +0000

Hi, My peace lily is doing great. But its getting a bit too wide. It’s about 2meters wide now (6 1/2 feet) and only half as high. Also the leaves are hanging, the oldest leaves are nearly toughing the ground.
I was thinking after reading this page that the pot is too big, could that be the problem? the pot is about 1 foot in diameter and 1 foot high. Or should I just cut some of the oldest leaves?