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Rotting Roots Can Cause Yellowing Of Peace Lily Leaves

May 28, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Ask the Expert: What’s wrong with my Peace Lily?
I have a rather large peace lily that I have been keeping on my front porch (no direct sunlight whatsoever) and the bottom leaves are beginning to turn yellow and die off.  What am I doing wrong?  Pat

Flower Shop Network Plant Expert Reply:

A peace lily (Spathiphyllum clevelandii) that has been exposed to a soggy condition for an extended period will develop root rot. The first indication that a peace lily has root rot is the yellowing of lower leaves. Theses leaves will eventually fall off.

To see if the roots are rotting, you may need to remove it from the pot.  Peace lilies should be planted in a container that has the ability to drain excess moisture. You may need to repot the peace lily. Once the peace lily is placed in the proper conditions it should recover.

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Black, Yellow And Burnt Leaves On A Peace Lily

April 5, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Ask the Expert: Black, Yellow and burnt leaves
I have a peace lily that sits in front of my window. I keep the blinds of my window open so that the plant can get some light because I have brown curtains and brown sheer panels at my window.  I water my plant when it feels dry and also I give it a mist. Most of my leaves are yellow at the top with a burnt tip.  Some are black on the sides.  Even the newer leaves (smaller ones) look as though they are turning. I also noticed today some of the leaves are getting holes.  I don\’t know if the holes are from the drooping or what.  I love this plant. It\’s from my mother\’s furneral. So please help me to save this plant.  P.s. I use tap water that runs through a filter on my sink. Angie

Plant Expert Reply:

I suspect that the peace lily (Spathiphyllum clevendii) is too close to the window and the intesified light is buring the leaves. Move the plant a little farther from the window.  When you water the plant make sure to saturate the soil completely.  Also, check to see if you have any insects on the plant that might be creating the holes.  Should you have an insect problem, spray the peace lily with a houseplant insecticide.

Once you move the plant away from the direct light from the window, the plant should make a full recovery. Good Luck and keep me posted.

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How To Dead-head A Peace Lily

March 22, 2010 by 4 Comments

Ask The Expert: I have received a Spathiphyllum plant and it is blooming.  Some of the blooms have turned brown and wilted.  Do I clip the dead blooms off? If so,where on the stem should they be clipped? Glynda

Plant Expert Reply:

Yes, you need to clip the old peace lily (Spathiphyllum) blooms off. Follow the bloom stalk down to the base of the plant and clip it off. This will make the plant more attractive and it will send a signal to the plant that it needs to bloom again.

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How To Care For A Peace Lily Received At A Funeral

March 18, 2010 by

Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum clevelandii

Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum clevelandii

Ask The Expert: I was give a peace lily for my husbands funeral last April.  This is very large plant. I have trouble keeping any house plant.  The leaves are dying and turning brown. I’ve tried leaving the light on in the kitchen because I thought it needed light.  I would just hate to loose this plant for many reasons.  Can you help me bring my poor peace lily back to a healthy life?
Thank you,
Nita

Plant Expert Reply:

I can understand why you want to keep this plant healthy and I will try my best to help you do so. If you haven’t removed the peace lily from the decorative foil the florist puts it in do so now. The foil won’t allow the peace lily to drain properly.

Knowing what the specific care needs for a particular plant is the first step in houseplant survival. Let’s see what kind of care peace lilies (Spathiphyluum clevelandii) need.

They need bright filtered light, but are tolerant to low light levels. They do not like bright sunlight shining down on their leaves — it will cause the leaves to burn.  So place your peace in a room that gets a fair amount of light, but do not place it directly in front of a window.

Peace lilies want an evenly moist environment. This means the soil should not dry out completely or reamin soggy.  Once a week watering is a good rule of thumb. When you water make sure the soak the water completely and that any excess water drains quickly and easily. You can perform an easy test to determine the water needs of your plant.

Test the soil before watering by sticking finger in soil up to first knuckle — this will help you determine if the plant needs water. If the soil feels moist don’t water. You can also pull a little bit of the soil out and perform the roll test.

Roll the soil into a ball:

  • If you can squeeze wtaer easily out of the ball and you haven’t water in a while check the drainage. The plant may be too wet.
  • If you can’t roll the soil into a ball, it is too wet.
  • If you can roll soil into ball and it stays together but you can’t squeeze water out of it — then it is just fine.

Always water your peace lily with luke warm water and mist the air around the plant occasionally. Peace lilies are susceptible to chlorine damage; let chlorine evaporate from tap water before using or use distilled water. Over-watering may cause leaves to turn yellow and under-watering may cause plants to wilt and the leaf edges to turn yellow or brown.

Light and water are the most important plant care requirements. You can learn more about peace lily care on our peace lily page.

I also recommend trim off the damaged leaves.  Hopefully these tips will help you take care of your peace lily. Please keep me posted on your progress.

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Will Peace Lily Flowers Die Off?

December 28, 2009 by 2 Comments

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my peace plant is beautiful, I am trying to keep it that way as it is from my husbands funeral, ? THE WHITE FLOWERS HAVE TURNED GREEN , they are still looking good after 2 months are they suppose to die off and when, will they grow back again? Mary

Plant Expert Reply:

As with all flowers, the peace lily blooms will eventually die. When they do follow the flower stalk to the base of the plant and cut it off.   It will rebloom again any where from a few months to a year – depending on the environment and the cultivar. To ensure you give the plant what it needs, I suggest you read our peace lily care instructions.  The key to keeping it healthy is a evenly moist soil and bright filtered light. Good luck and keep me posted.

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Will Dividing A Peace Lily Kill Flowering?

November 16, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Ask the Expert: Peace lily won’t flower
Hi.
I had a peace lily that was healthy, and flowered lots.  One day (about a year ago) I decided it was pot bound, and as it divided easily, split it into several ‘new’ plants and repotted each of these.  All have done well, continues to grow and look healthy – dark green glossy leaves, but none of them have flowered.  all the plants have different conditions (given away to family and friends) and I’ve tried moving mine between rooms to try different light levels.

What do I need to do to get the plant to flower?  or did dividing it ‘kill’ the flowers? Sarah

Plant Expert Reply:

Dividing the peace lily did not kill the ability of the plant to flower.  The natural cycle of a peace lily is a 3 to 4 month blooming period per year.  Hybrid varieties may have different blooming cycles that occur more often or they have been chemically manipulated (with a hormone called Gibberellic acid – GA 3 ) to bloom.

Light and humidity are the natural factors that inhibit or stimulate  the blooming of a peace lily. In your case, another factor maybe a contributing factor – maturity.  One of the reasons peace lilies have been hybridized is that the original Spathiphyllum needed maturity and size before it would bloom. This often meant more than a year’s growth before the plant would bloom. You plant may simply lack maturity. You didn’t say how long it has been since you divided the peace lily.  If it has only been a few months give it a little more time.  When the plant has “matured”, it should bloom.

In the mean time, I would make sure the plant is receiving the right amount of humidity and light. You can find more Peace Lily Care information on the Peace Lily page on FSN. If you want to learn more about peace lily blooming, read Making Peace Lilies Bloom.

Good Luck and keep me posted.

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Help! I Butchered My Peace Lily

October 27, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Ask The Expert: I split and transplanted my peace lilly plant.    It didn’t do well so I cut it way back and now it isn’t growing at all.    Will it ever grow back, or should I throw it out?     How do you start new plants if you want to start from some slips? M Moe

Plant Expert Reply:

Have you or a friend ever died your/their hair, decided it wasn’t just right and then cut your/their hair off to correct the bad dye job, only to be further frustrated by the time it takes for the hair to grow back? I ask because at some point in all our lives this scenario has happened.  What is the one thing that could have prevent all the problems? PATIENCE.

Patience is what your peace lily needs. After you split and transplant a peace lily, it will look a little rough. Provided you didn’t plant the peace lily too deep, it will rebound and form new growth in a few weeks.

If you cut all of the peace lily foliage off, the plant will struggle to complete the photosynthesis process which all plants need to survive.  This doesn’t mean that the peace lily won’t survive.  It does mean that the road to health and beauty will be much longer. Again, it will need patience.

As long as the plant has not turned black, mushy or smell, it should form new leaves and recover.  Make sure the roots stay moist but not soggy. The plant will not use as much water as it did when it had leaves.  You can give it a light solution of vitamin b1 or fertilizer to help stimulate growth.  Be careful not to give it too much fertilizer since the plant is already stressed.

The way to propagate peace lilies effectively is by splitting them.  As long as the piece you separate from the mother plant has a good root system and healthy foliage, it can be planted to start a new peace lily.

So give your peace lily a little time.  You may be pleasantly surprised in a couple weeks with new healthy foliage. Good luck and keep me posted.  If your plant doesn’t make it you can always order a peace lily from your local florist.

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Peace Lily’s Bad Haircut

September 8, 2009 by

Ask the Expert: Will leaves grow back on Peace Lily?
I have a peace lily and I cut the flower and leaf down to the soil by accident.  I guess I should have only cut the flower down to the leaf.  Are the leaves going to grow back or am I going to have a bare spot where I cut the leaves?  Please help.  Thanks.  Marlene

Plant Expert Reply:

Luckily peace lily leaves are like hair.  They will eventually grow back and fill in the bad trim.

Did you cut back several of leaves? If so you might want to fertilize the peace lily with a light solution of a water soluble fertilizer.  This will give the peace lily the nutrients it needs to produc the leaves.  Also, during this growth stage be careful not to over water your plant.

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Peace Lily Light Requirements

August 13, 2009 by Leave a Comment

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Does my peace lily need to have any sunlight? Right now I do not have it near a window at all.  Anne

Plant Expert Reply:

Peace lilies (Spathiphyllum) prefers bright filtered natural light. However, the peace lily is tolerant of low light levels making it an excellent houseplant. It can be used outdoors in warm humid areas with filtered light or partial shade. Exposure to direct light may cause yellowing leaves with a burnt appearance.

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Proper Place To Cut Off Spent Peace Lily Bloom

August 12, 2009 by

Ask the Expert: Where do I cut off spent blooms on a peace lily?
Hi there,
I took home a beautiful peace lily plant from my father’s funeral back in October of 2008.  Since then its been full and green and has had lots of blooms.  My question is when you say follow the bloom stalk to the to the base of the plant and cut it, does that mean to cut the leave that it is attached to as well?  I have cut off spent blooms only at the base of the stem that is attached to the leaf, as the leaf is green and healthy, by cutting the stem of the flower there I have had no damage to the leaf and the plant has been blooming more flowers.  My concern is that since cutting it there it has had no more blooms in the same spot.  Right now I have a bloom that will soon have to be taken off and this particular one is attached to a leaf that its stalk is attached to two other big and healthy leaves.  In a nut shell: should I see blooms in the same spot where I cut the dead ones off? And am I cutting in the right spot?  If I cut at the base of the plant, I dont get any more growth in that same spot the stem turns yellow and is easily pulled out. Melanie

Plant Expert Reply:

The proper place to cut the spent peace lily bloom is at the base of the plant and only the bloom stalk.  Whether you cut the leaf off or not, a bloom will not develop from exactly the same spot as before.  Now I am a little confused as to “stem turns yellow and is easily pilled out”.  Do you mean the bloom stalk or the leaf stem?  You should cut the bloom stalk so that nothing is left to turn yellow.  That is why you go all the way the base of the plant where the bloom stalk orginates to cut it off.  If the leaf stem is turning yellow then, you may be damaging the leaf when you cut the bloom stalk off.  If the leaf stem looks damaged in any way, you need to remove it for the health of the plant. Sometimes because the way the blooms is positioned, I have to cut a leaf off as well.  Trimming your peace lily will not damage it.

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