Peace lily 001

General:

• Prefers bright indirect light

• Prefers aerated and well-draining potting mix

• Toxic to humans and pets

Watering:

• Water when soil surface starts to feel dry to the touch

• Water thoroughly until soil is saturated

• Fully drain excess water

• Leaves will start to droop when plant needs water

• Repeated drooping may cause long term damage to the plant

Other:

• Fertilize lightly every month in spring, summer, and early fall

• Re-pot every year or two in spring or summer

TIMELINE

Jul 12/20: Peace Lily 001 joins our family! As part of exercises and activities in The Artist’s Way this week, I decided to add five houseplants to our home. Peace Lily 001 is the fifth one. Hubby and I picked out this one even though it wasn’t flowering (nearly all the other ones were). I love love love the dark green foliage.

Jul 17/20: I re-potted Peace Lily 001 today. I noticed the leaves drooping not long after I watered it and it seemed pretty cramped in its nursery pot, so I figured it needed a larger pot. I decided to move it into a 5.5” clay pot because it’s all I had handy. It seems happier there, but I may move it to a plastic pot as the clay pot is porous and this is a thirsty baby.

Jul 29/20: I was inspecting Peace Lily 001 and I noticed a white bump on one of the stems — oh my goodness, it’s a bloom! I didn’t think this would be exciting; after all, I specifically chose a plant with no blooms. But now that it’s happening, I can say… This is exciting.

At the height of Peace Lily 001’s burst of blooms, there were 10+ bracts (or spathes) of varying sizes all over the plant. It was super rewarding… until the blooms and the associated leaves started to discolour and droop. It freaked me out to see so many drooping leaves all once, but then I read that a leaf will only produce one bloom in its lifetime. When the bloom has been spent, the leaf will start to die as well. After learning that, I got busy pruning Peace Lily 001. It’s much less full than it was, but I’m hoping it will survive the winter and perhaps fill out again next spring and summer.