Are Peace Lilies toxic to dogs?
I have a gorgeous Peace Lily that was given to me about a year ago. I have just recently noticed (and it may have been there before) the brown area on some of the stems just before the leaf. I have no idea if this was always there or has just begun to show. Have you ever seen this before?
This is most likely just the natural aging of the plant stems.
If the plant is healthy and growing, I would not worry about it.
Here is a link to refresh you on the care requirements.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/peace-lily/peace-lily-plants.htm
I want to repot my Peace Lily. I have found some information about it in this article https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/peace-lily/peace-lily-plants.htm but it's still left me with some questions. It would be wonderful if someone could give me appropriate advice please: In this article, I need to use peat based compost with bark, perlite and loam. Should it be some particular peat based compost? And should I add the bark and the rest of stuff separately, and which exactly kind of bark and perlite do I need? I also don't really know what is loam, and should I use it as well? And also, if I need to mix all of this separately, then in which proportion should I do it? And I also heard that you need some stones on the bottom of the pot when repotting the Peace Lily. I also would be interested to know how to do this! :)
To make things easy, what you can do is mix equal parts orchid potting medium and regular potting soil. These two types of potting mediums, which are readily available at most garden centers and hardware stores, will have all of the ingredients needed for good potting soil for peach lilies.
A layer of rocks at the bottom of the pot can help with drainage but they are not necessary, especially if you use the potting medium described above.
I've recently posted a thread with a question about Peace Lily repotting. And advice given to me by all the people were very helpful. But I have one more question now, finally coming to the decision of planting my Peace Lily in just normal compost mix I bought one from Homebase, of which I'm attaching pictures below: However, now I'm in doubt whether I bought the right one. It says on it that it contains plant food already, and when I came back home from the shop I recalled that Peace Lilies need to be fertilized about 1 time per 3 months, so I'm a bit worrying that if this compost having plant food in it already then each week that I'm watering the Lily it will be released, and I worry if this is right. I also want to repot Parlor Palm and Dragon Tree Dracaena 'Golden Coast' Lindii with it, and also worrying whether it will be right to use it for those plants and whether it won't make them ill and kill them eventually. Would be nice to get some advice, if someone knows what would be the best for me to do? :)
A good quality, all purpose potting mix is recommended for most houseplants.
Here is an article that will help you.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/types-of-potting-soil.htm
An interesting thing is happening to my 5 yr old peace lily. It has been flowering continuously for many months. Recently, the spathes turn green soon after emerging and the central flower in each seems longer than before. I feel it may be setting seed, which hasn't happened before. It has 11 spathes at present, lovely but I would prefer its usual white rather than this vivid green! Hope you can explain what is happening. It has been in my garden room extension for 18 months now, in a fairly shady corner, but with a large velux window above it.
The Peace Lily flowers start out green then turn white, and then as they age turn green again. Eventually the flower turns brown before it collapses.
These changes are all due to chlorophyll.
You can remove the flowers when they turn green, if you prefer your plant to have it's white flower appearance.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/peace-lily/peace-lily-plants.htm
I took my peace lily (which stays inside) outside to water it and left it for the day, thinking the sunlight would be good for it. It now looks pitiful, very wilted. It's back inside, but what can I do to help it?
Flush the soil out using distilled water and place the plant in indirect light. If the sun damage was not too severe, it should perk in a few days.
What type of light does indoor peace lily plant need?
Medium to low light conditions.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/peace-lily/peace-lily-plants.htm