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The peace lily is also known as a Spath and a member of the genus Spathiphyllum. They are native to the tropics of the Americas and south eastern Asia. They are evergreen herbaceous perennial plants with large glossy leaves. The flowers are composed of a spadix enclosing a long, white, yellowish, or greenish spathe.

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Drooping peace lilly! Is it ok?

My peace Lilly is drooping and has brown/ yellow spots. is it overwatering or too dry ? I watered it last week But it was also recently fertilized. The soil is a bit moist around the stems but mainly ...
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My Peace Lily is droopy but, it's still growing new leaves that are upright?

I have tried EVERYTHING to get this peace lily to revive and nothing seems to perk up the leaves. However, the new growth (at present it has given me 6 new leaves in the space of two weeks) are ...
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Is my peace lily's lighting ok?

I got this beautiful peace lily sensation about five weeks ago. I just discovered the yellow leaf and I'd like to troubleshoot this before it gets worse. I suspect it's due to lighting but would ...
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Peace-lily leaves are turning black

The leaves of peace lily are turning black and sometimes yellow. Earlier I have kept the plant indoor, a month back I have moved it outdoor in the shade. There is not direct sunlight. The location is ...
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Need help with identifying peace lily root disease

My peace lily started dying, it's leaves were turning yellow and then brown from past 2-3weeks. I speculated it to be a root rot. Today, I took out the plant from soil and along with root rot, I found ...
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Peace Lily leaves turning yellow and brown

After 2 years of health, some of the leaves on my peace lily started turning yellow towards brown on the edges. I water it with the same frequency, have a constant temperature and have it outside of ...
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Is it too late for this peace lilly?

My husband received this peace lilly back in '04 from his office as sympathy for a family loss. When he was there the plant grew to be huge (florescent lights?) But he left that position and brought &...
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The leaves on my peace lily are turning brown and yellow, the tips as well as the edges?

I got a peace lily plant from ikea a 5 months ago and ever since then the tips of the leaves are turning brown, or some of the leaves will turn yellow and then go brown form the outside in. I water it ...
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Drooping peace lily plant

I have bought a peace lily 7 days ago, but the leaves are drooping and lower leaves have turned yellow. I have tried watering it, soil is moist but condituin is not improving. Drooping leaves have ...
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Peace Lily Flowers and Leave Tips Turning Brown

my peace Lily’s flowers have not bloomed and turned completely brown very fast. Before this happened, I’ve discovered some spider mites and used alcohol/water mix to clean the leaves and spray the ...
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Peace Lily: Are these spores or eggs?

So i have thise peace lily that has been recently been getting brown spots all over the leaves and today i decided to take a closer look at the whole plant and see if i can find anything immediately ...
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Peace Lily in bad shape

My peace lily plant fell off my shelf and landed on the ground, then stuff fell on the plant. The soil stayed together but the leaves are bent or broken completely😥 what’s the chance of me bringing ...
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peace lily is dying

I have 2 peace lily and I keep them inside, water them once a week but one of them started to drop and dying, I moved it to a bigger pot and it was getting well but then drop and die again!
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Small powdery white around bottom of stems of a Peace Lily, and some brown lesions on some of the leaves

Problems: I recently noticed some small powdery white regions around the bottom of some of the stems on my peace lily, below are some examples: They become less prominent when wet, but are visible ...
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Peace lily wilting even after watering, no root bound

I was looking for advice on what to do with my peace lily. For the last month or so it's always been a bit wilted. Even after watering it, it looks a bit happier but drops again shortly after with the ...
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Peace Lily very dehydrated, still drooping after watering

I didn't realize it, but I have been vastly underwatering my peace lily. It's always recovered after watering. This time, one day it was fine and then it drooped. When I watered it, some of the leaves ...
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Peace Lily rotting

I bought this Peace Lily a month ago and seems not going very well. As you can see, leaves are turning black, even the new leaves. Also, I have to remove one part as it was rotten at the base. I am ...
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Half of my peace lily is droopy, the other half is fine

I have a ten-year-old Peace Lily that I have brought back from near-death experiences several times over the years. I recently repotted it, not in a larger pot but to give it fresh soil (the old soil ...
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How should I deadhead my peace lily?

From my research I've found that I'm supposed to cut the dead flowers at the bottom of the stem, but as the stem of the flower goes down it becomes wrapped in a leaf stem. I'm looking at a couple ...
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my Peace Lily is getting droopy but I’m not sure why

i got this peace lily on May 17th from a garden centre (in england) i’ve inserted a pic from the day i got it, nice and perky and upright. i’ve been watering as instructed when the soil begins to dry ...
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Why are the leaves of my peace lily plant turning yellow?

My peace lily plant was very robust and had lots of flowers. However, its leaves started turning yellow and now it looks like I am going to lose it. What can I do?
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12 year old peace lily

I have a 12-year-old peace lily which I received at my husband‘s funeral. I am desperately trying to save it. It seemed to have taken a turn for the worse about four months ago. I babied it, repotted ...
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Peace lily leaves with small, round bumps. Is this normal?

My peace lily (purchased and repotted two months ago, kept in medium light environment in town with hard water) has some leaves exhibiting round bumps along the main stem. Is this normal? If not, what ...
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Lily of peace. Help please [duplicate]

I got this yesterday at my Dad's memorial service, I was a dummy and left in the car for about 45 minutes. My mind was working right yesterday. I came out to this :( How can I save it ? I will be ...
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peace lilly is rotting from the heat (possible?)?

I have a long-loved peace Lilly that has recently taken a turn for the worst. Some time ago, SE advised me that the pot it was in did not have appropriate drainage, and saved this very plant. It was ...
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Sagging spathiphyllum leaves despite moist soil

We have four self-watering pots of spathiphyllum in the office, each facing the same exposure and about the same size. We were advised to water them manually for 3-4 months until the roots developed ...
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Black spots peace lily

I have black spots on my peace lily and I don’t know what to do.. I did spray a homemade mixture of canola oil, Pine Sol and water because I was afraid there were some sort of lice or fungus on it. It ...
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Why are the new leaves of my peace lily smaller than old ones?

I’ve had my peace lily for about three years. It was doing fine and I repotted it about a month ago. The leaves were getting smaller before I repotted and now new ones are even smaller, but otherwise ...
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Blacking of peace lily

Leaves of my peace lily are turning black starting from a brown tip. I water them once in 6 days unless water comes out of drainage hole, temperature is consistent on more or less 35° C . Humidity is ...
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What has caused stunted growth of my Peace lily?

The growth of my peace lily has stunted. Should I fertilize my peace lily with humic acid? Can it substitute NPK? I brought this plant home 4 months back, when it was new to our home. Its growth ...
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Peace lily wilted inexplicable

I have a peace lily in my office at work that gets low indirect natural light, in addition to bright white fluorescent light. I have had it for about 12 months now. I have not potted it up, and it ...
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Brown tips of peace lily?

I have 3 palants of peace lily, Placed more or less 6 feets away form windows(2windows), , I never over water them, I wait for my plants to give me signs of thirst(wilt a little bit),each pot has ...
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Peace Lily damage! Please help! [duplicate]

I received this plant after a family members funeral service. I placed the plant in my vehicle and it was rather hot out, around 85 degrees. The plant was left in my car for a few hours before I was ...
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Indoor Peace Lily soil suddenly covered in white spots

My 3 year old peace lily has been in this clear pot for almost a year and within the last few weeks these spots began appearing near the roots and now cover the soil on the top layer. The spots are in ...
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Why are my houseplants dying off one by one? (Peace Lilly, Dracaena, English Ivy)

What is going on with the plants below? I can't post pictures of them all as I don't have enough rep on this particular site. I use a hygrometer -which I thought was working fine- to time watering, ...
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Why is my Peace lily dying?

Help! My peace lily is dying. Can anyone please tell me what's wrong with it? I just don't understand why the leaves continue to darken around the edge and then fall off. I only water it once a week. ...
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Peace Lily - Black spots on flower

I have this Peace Lily which recently got this black spots on its flower, and also some leaves are becoming yellow. Do you guys have any idea of what may be happening? I water it regularly and the ...
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Should damaged leaves be removed?

I have a peace lily that was attacked by my roommate's cat a few months ago. Somehow the cat survived, despite peace lilies being toxic, but the roommate is gone now so the cat is no longer an issue. ...
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Peace lily flowers are turning black

Why is my peace lily flower turning black? It's the white flower not the green leafs that are turning black.
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Why and how are mushrooms growing in my indoor house plant soil?

Every day I check my peace lily to see if it needs watering, and now there are two mushrooms growing in the pot! Please let me know why & how they are growing there and what I should do with them.
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Why are the leaves on my Peace Lily turning yellow and brown?

Several leaves of my Peace Lily are turning brown directly, or after first turning yellow. I'm pretty confident I'm watering it the right amount, but the hot weather started here in Madrid about 10 ...
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Should I use potting soil with mold to plant a Peace Lily?

I had a large bag of potting soil. When I opened it there was a thin layer of white mold on top. I used it to re-pot a Peace Lily. Now I am thinking maybe I should not have used it. What is the ...
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What is this houseplant that looks like it has a fruit in the curled leaves?

I've had this plant for a year now, but don't know the name. Can someone help me identify this plant and also tell me how keep him healthy? Here are the two photos for identification:
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