Simple yet stunning (Peace Lily)

Member Name: CAFCGirl

Product:	Peace Lily
Date:	07/06/09 (73 review reads)
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Advantages: Easy to care for, not expensive, no fragrance

Disadvantages: Watch where you buy them from, no fragrance

I myself have two relatively new and young peace lillies.

One I bought from Wyevale garden centre, and it cost me £4.99. However the next day I was in our local Morrissons and it a similar size plant was just £1.99!
Im amazed that there can be such a huge difference in price, but theres a lesson learnt in there somewhere.

Now the plants themselves have very shiny leaves, in a very bright green. There are tear drop shaped leafs with a waivering edge. The flowers are truly beautiful in their simplicity, which probably explains why I like them.
One large petal, almost like a half shell guards a small cob shaped bud with small nodules.
The petal is a soft green tinged white and the bud is a creamy yellow.

The care that my two are currently receiving is to be in full light but not direct sunlight and they are being watered twice a week, with about 2 inches of water, since it has been quite warm lately.

The larger of the two, plant size stands about 20 cms high. One of the flowers has gone on a growth spurt and stands out at around 40 cm.

I havent fed either of them yet with any indoor plant food as theyve been going really well. They will however need re-potting soon as they are becoming too large for the containers they are in.
Before I re-pot them I shall make sure they are well fed and watered before hand to give them to best possible chance in their new pot.

I'm not sure if the plants I have bought cant effectively be split, as there is a lot of growth.
What I really like about these plants is the simplicity. A colleague has give my great advice on cleaning the leaves to ensure they keep their gleam,as they may attract dust, and the pollen may fall. A damp cloth and a gentle wipe over on each leaf does the trick!

A very easy plant to care for, and I'm looking forward to watching these two grow. My aim would be to get them to around a metre in height. My work place currently has one around that size and its stunning.

Dowside is they dont produce much fragrance, but that too can be a positive.
Basically I love them, and think they are the perfect houseplant for the well versed and the new starter and due to their shape and style they are a very unisex plant to give as a gift!

Summary: Why complicate things?!