{"id":14226,"date":"2013-08-13T02:46:08","date_gmt":"2013-08-13T09:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14226"},"modified":"2013-08-11T03:39:03","modified_gmt":"2013-08-11T10:39:03","slug":"peace-lily-or-spathiphyllum-house-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/house-greenhouse-plants\/peace-lily-or-spathiphyllum-house-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"Peace Lily or Spathiphyllum House Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Peace is not just an absence of war &#8211; Peace Lilies are superb houseplants with dark green glossy leaves and distinctive white flowers.<br \/>\nAs well as being named Peace Lily or Spathiphyllum they are also known as Spathe flower, White Flag, White Anthurium or White Sails for obvious reasons.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/phuonglovejesus2782010\/5475245825\/\" title=\" Spathiphyllum wallisii, Peace Lily, Spathe flowers ....Hoa Lan \u00c3\u009d, Bu\u00e1\u00bb\u201cm tr\u00e1\u00ba\u00afng .... by Vietnam Plants &amp; America plants, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5172\/5475245825_cdf21d2a6f.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\" Spathiphyllum wallisii, Peace Lily, Spathe flowers ....Hoa Lan \u00c3\u009d, Bu\u00e1\u00bb\u201cm tr\u00e1\u00ba\u00afng ....\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Tips for Growing Peace Lily or Spathiphyllum as Houseplants<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Do not let the Peace lily become too dry, they love moist but not soggy soil and a humid atmosphere. <\/li>\n<li>You will be guilty of disturbing the Peace if you let temperatures drop much below 65 degrres<\/li>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<li>Peace Lily or Spathiphyllum are happy in light shade. They hate direct sun through windows.<\/li>\n<li>Happy plants flower throughout the year<\/li>\n<li>Unhappy dry plants may attract <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/gardening\/pests-problems\/red-spider-mite-information\/&#038;sa=U&#038;ei=nNNeUM-GA-rK0QXS2IDIDw&#038;ved=0CAYQFjAA&#038;client=internal-uds-cse&#038;usg=AFQjCNFeH113qYAvWemiQlxXhHeJjN6_Ow\">red spider mites<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Plants appreciate a foliar feed but do not need much other fertiliser.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Peace Lily or Spathiphyllum Interesting Facts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Spathiphyllum originally come from tropical areas and variety Mauna Loa comes from the Hawaiian Islands<\/li>\n<li>There are around 50 species of Peace lily.<\/li>\n<li>A good plant can help act as an air cleanser absorbing pollutants.<\/li>\n<li>Propagate  in spring by dividing the overcrowded  rhizome by pulling apart making sure that each rhizome has at least two leaves attached.<\/li>\n<li>Gifts of these attractive indoor plants are considered as a spiritual symbol of Christmas.<\/li>\n<li>Spathiphyllum wallisii is a neater variety with shiny, corrugated spear shaped leaves on long stems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bjoern-f\/4846823089\/\" title=\"Bl\u00c3\u00bcte Spathiphyllum by bjoern.f | Bj\u00c3\u00b6rn Freiberg Fotografie, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4133\/4846823089_99c2a5111d.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" alt=\"Bl\u00c3\u00bcte Spathiphyllum\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo Credits<br \/>\nSpathiphyllum wallisii, Peace Lily, Spathe flowers &#8230;.Hoa Lan \u00c3\u009d, Bu\u00e1\u00bb\u201cm tr\u00e1\u00ba\u00afng &#8230;. by Vietnam Plants &amp; America plants, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0<br \/>\nBl\u00c3\u00bcte Spathiphyllum by bjoern.f | Bj\u00c3\u00b6rn Freiberg Fotografie CC BY 2.0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peace lilies are superb houseplants with dark green glossy leaves and distinctive white flowers. 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