Brown Blooms On A Peace Lily
Ask the Expert: peace lily
My peace lily has the blooms turning dark brown.even the new baby blooms.i bottom feed, and let the plant dry in between waterings. What can I do? does the water for feeding have to be free of chlorine?
Thank you Margaret
April 21st, 2008 at 7:52 am
Margaret,
A couple factors could contribute to your blooming problems. Light issues and humidity issues. Usually a combination of these issues will cause a peace lily (spathiphyllum) not to produce blooms. The fact that it has brown blooms puzzles me a little bit. Are these blooms originally green and then turn brown. If so this is a natural process and the brown blooms should be removed. If not try this mist your peace lily every three to four days and give it more indirect bright light. You may want to read Peace Lily Plant Care for more tips.
As for chlorine, if you have a strong chlorine content to your water let it set out in an open container for 24hrs before you water the peace lily. Spathiphyllums do not like chlorine so that could also be a factor.