Hi all, I’ve have a peace lily. For the past 6 years it’s not flowered. It’s in my living room, away from direct sun light. What am I doing wrong? Was repotted 3 years ago.
Take it outside or in the bath/shower and give it a good rinse off with tepid rain water from a watering can with a fine rose and wipe any remaining dust off the leaves with a soft cloth. If we get anymore warm rain this year you can just put it outside for a wash off in that. Flush the soil through with rain water then only water with rain water and organic fertiliser (or fish tank water if you keep fish). Let it start to droop a bit before you water it. In the spring take it out of the pot and remove any small leaves or offsets, don't worry about being too brutal. Brush off lose soil and remove any dead roots etc then repot it into fresh soil. Move it closer to the light next year (but still out of the sun) and it should flower. They survive fine in darker parts of the house but thrive nearer the light.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
I was told that to get repeat flowering you needed to stress the plant by not watering until the leaves drooped. It did work a bit but after 6 months or so I chucked the plant as I didn't find it very attractive when not in flower and they are so cheap to buy in flower at my local supermarket. If you buy cut flowers they would cost more and not last as long.
You can buy artifical flower spikes to add to the live plant if the flowers are the main selling point. They're supposed to be a great plant to have around for improving air quality though so a healthy lily means a healthy house.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
I've got a few of these .... and they are almost always in flower. I feed them about once a month with homemade comfrey feed ( I do this outdoors as it does stink a bit ) Probably tomato feed would do the same job.
I also do the "hose down" as wild edges has suggested. I use the mist setting on the watering lance and this is good for getting rid of any dust and freshening the plants up.
Good luck with yours.
Bee x
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I have a largeish Peace Lily that is growing well but has only had one flower in the last 18 months. I water when it just starts to look a little sad, feed it with BioFeed houseplant feed every couple of months, but can not get it to flower. I usually water from the base leaving it in a bowl of water, then letting it drain. Don't use rainwater though. It lives in our lounge usually by an east facing window, so plenty pf light but not direct sun. I have had it for about 4 years. Any suggestions would be very welcome
Mine was the same but flowered after I moved it to a bright indirect sunlight.
Ours likewise. The position it's in (near patio door) gets no direct sun for most of the year but direct sunlight late afternoon/evening in summer. I never let it get so dry that it droops but I only water it with tap water that has stood for at least a day. That gets me flowers (lots this year) but the plant never looks as healthy as it did when I bought it, so I'm going to try some of the suggestions others have made. I have a fishtank so there's plenty of waste water I can use
Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border. I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
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It did work a bit but after 6 months or so I chucked the plant as I didn't find it very attractive when not in flower and they are so cheap to buy in flower at my local supermarket. If you buy cut flowers they would cost more and not last as long.
I've got a few of these .... and they are almost always in flower. I feed them about once a month with homemade comfrey feed ( I do this outdoors as it does stink a bit
Probably tomato feed would do the same job.
I also do the "hose down" as wild edges has suggested. I use the mist setting on the watering lance and this is good for getting rid of any dust and freshening the plants up.
Good luck with yours.
Bee x
A single bee creates just one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime
I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful