Spring is the growing season for peace lilies, but many owners still struggle to get their houseplant to bloom at this time.
Peace lilies will flower and bloom again if you do ‘number 1’ job garden expert swears by
Peace lilies are famous for their lush green leaves and graceful, sail-like flowers. When those blooms are missing, it’s easy to feel like you’re doing something wrong.
Most often than not, if your peace lily is not flowering, it is usually because there are lacking one crucial thing, according to nursery and garden centre @botanicalheaven_.
A gardening pro who regularly posts to the Instagram account highlighted that lighting is the main reason for peace lilies not flowering, and suggested an easy fix.
She said: “My number one recommendation and it’s the one that makes the biggest difference is to move your peace lily to a spot that recieves brighter natural light from a window.
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“So, no direct sunlight because that can burn its leaves, but just a brighter spot. That is going to make the world ’s difference.”
Peace lilies are often praised for their ability to thrive in low light, which leads many to tuck them in dark corners.
Unfortunately, while they’ll survive in shade, it will come at the expense of their blooms. They won’t thrive, let alone flower.
First thing to try when your peace lily won’t flower is to shift it to a new position with brighter, but still indirect light. Bright indirect light in a north-facing window is the ideal lighting situation.
It’s normal for peace lily blooms to start green, turn white, then brown, but if your flowers stay green, that’s a common sign the plant is getting too much light.
As well as lighting the gardening guru pointed out that fertilising can help peace lilies to bloom, but just during the growing seasons.
No plant can bloom on an empty stomach. If your peace lily hasn’t seen a drop of fertiliser since it left the garden centre or shop, it simply doesn’t have the resources to flower.
She said: “Only fertilise them during the growing seasons, which are spring and summer. It’s very energetically expensive for a peace lily to produce flowers, so you need to give them all the extra nutrients and light they need to do this.”
Feed your peace lily with a balanced, water-soluble houseplant fertiliser every four to six weeks from spring through summer.
Make sure to avoid over-fertilising, as too much can damage the roots and make flowering even less likely.
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