Peace Lily
4.5 out of 5 (822 experiences)
Large, lush leaves
Survivor
About Peace Lily
The peace lily is a popular, elegant plant and not actually a lily at all! In fact, they’re more closely related to other houseplants like pothos and Monstera than actual lilies. The white ‘flowers’ are also not flowers, but specialized leaves that protect the tiny blossoms on the stalk in the center. Their ‘flowers’ may last as long as two months and they will continue to rebloom over time in the right conditions. ☮️
Taxonomy
Spathiphyllum wallisii
Spathiphyllum
Araceae
Alismatales
How to care for Peace Lily
How often to water your Peace Lily
every 9
Peace Lily needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Peace Lily in your home
a window
Peace Lily may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Peace Lily in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Peace Lily
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Peace Lily after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Help, please!! There are a ton of little gnat type bugs flying around that I think are coming from my gifted peace lily. Any suggestions to get rid of them? I put the plant outside Idont want it infecting the others I have. #PestControl
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This plant is thirsty and droops a lot. Should I skip the Greg watering date and just water it whenever? #PeaceLily
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What pets is it toxic to? #PeaceLily
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The tips of my peace lilly are browning. How do I remedy this? #PeaceLily
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Why are the blooms turning brown? Is that a sign of too much sunlight? #PeaceLily
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Got my peace lily back in August, AND SHE FINALLY HAS A BABY FLOWER GROWING 💕 AAAGGGHHHHH
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It’s been 17 days, can you believe it?! She’s so happy #RescuePlants
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Hello! My peace lily has started getting dry leaves so I stepped up the water schedule. Now, I'm having trouble with yellowing leaves. I'm thinking that's an indication of too much water. Would love to hear any thoughts or opinions! Thanks in advance! #PeaceLily
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Hello! My peace lily has developed some yellowish leaves. At one time I was having trouble with leaves drying out, so I stepped up my water frequency. Now I'm concerned that I'm overdoing it. Thoughts? #PeaceLily
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My plant is starting to wilt. Is there anything I can do to bring it back to health besides water? #PeaceLily
Care Summary for Peace Lily
Peace Lily
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 3ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Large, lush leaves 452
Survivor 427
Fast grower 324
Blooms easily 278
Browns easily 181
Easy to propagate 89
Pest magnet 20
06/03/2022
Super easy to maintain, shows you when it needs water. I highly recommend watering from the bottom so it can drink as much as it likes. Mine are total water fiends but are good with low - medium light and best not in direct sun.
Large, lush leaves
Survivor
Browns easily
Fast grower
03/03/2022
I love this plant! Large lush dark green leaves, and it “tells me” when she needs water….as it’s branches start to droop a bit….10-15 minutes after watering, it is upright and beautiful again. Also, although it likes lots of indirect sunlight, here in Phoenix AZ, she is happy being a bit farther away from my north facing window!
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
02/17/2022
Tells you when it’s thirsty!
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Blooms easily
Survivor
02/14/2022
Have had a few of these plants and they are so easy to look after. The stem of the lily can sometimes turn yellow if underwatered but if you cut them right back down, new ones will shoot up fast. 🪴
Blooms easily
Survivor
Fast grower
02/02/2022
Can tolerate low light. Let’s you know when it needs watering by drooping it’s leaves. Drama queen!
Fast grower
01/30/2022
Easy to care for, tolerates low light, likes water & will droop to show you it needs more!
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Browns easily
Survivor
01/25/2022
Got this as a 4” plant. So cute and already showing some growth, but not too fast. Looking forward to first flowers. Love that this plant is pretty easy going about location and watering.
Survivor
01/25/2022
Will visibly droop when it needs watering. Water as soon as leaves droop otherwise the leaf tips are prone to getting brown.
Will push out leaves even in low light but if it receives medium indirect light the leaf size will be much bigger.
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Blooms easily
Survivor
Browns easily
01/14/2022
This is a like Goldie locks lol
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Blooms easily
01/12/2022
So easy to care for! Mine is over 10 years old and received it as a gift from my son.
And I didn’t have a clue how to take care of it, but he keeps growing and blooming !
Fast grower
Survivor
01/10/2022
I have only had my peace lily for about a month and I love it, she is blooming still in winter and just looks incredible!
Large, lush leaves
Fast grower
Blooms easily
01/07/2022
Loves water, hates direct Sun.
Fast grower
01/07/2022
Peace Lilies love moisture and don’t need a lot of direct sunlight.
Large, lush leaves
Survivor
01/01/2022
beautiful!! easy to save if shes looking down.
Fast grower
Blooms easily
Large, lush leaves
12/31/2021
I love that I can keep them in my office that doesn’t get much sunlight.
12/22/2021
She’s dramatic! A tiny bit less water than what she wants and she’s completely limp and looks dead.
12/19/2021
everytime it looks sad/droopy i drench it in water and boom it perks right back up. ive had this plant for 7 years now and its so pretty 😊
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Easy to propagate
Survivor
12/12/2021
Absolutely obsessed with my peace lily. Water once soil is dry. Doesn’t require direct light.
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
12/08/2021
I got my Peace Lily’s and they brown easy which could be from me over or under watering them, but when they bloom they’re so pretty! They’re survivors, and sometimes collect some dust. Had some issues with my cat getting into the plants but she doesn’t get in them anymore!
Large, lush leaves
Blooms easily
Survivor
Browns easily
11/29/2021
i have a love hate relationship with this plant bc it’s so pretty but if i underwater by like a ml it it will be on the brink of dehydration but if i overwater it by a ml it is flooding. it is so dramatic. it drops a leaf every week but then grows it back. i don’t know if this plant is dying or not but it is a nuisance. 6/10.
Browns easily
Fast grower
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