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By Shenuk

Lancashire, United Kingdom Gb

Hope you don't mind me asking another question. I have found out something really surprising today. I was reading up on an Arum Lily and found out that although described as a house plant, it really should be an outdoor plant. Is this an Arum Lily that I have? And if so, what conditions should I be planting it in? This was my Grandma's plant and as she has now 'gone' my fear would be doing something drastic to it and end up killing it.



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NO dont put outside yours is a peace lily (house plant)

Likes shade dont put in full sun and only water when the compost is very dry and dont leave water in the bottom of the pot as it will rot the roots and die , they are easy to grow if you follow these instructions
Gg

9 Apr, 2012

 

Ahhh ok. Phew good job I asked then! lol At least I know what the proper name of this is now. I was nearly fooled by the flowers (although there are clearly none on it at the moment) which look strikingly similar to the Arum Lily! Thank you!

9 Apr, 2012

 

Phew is correct , the thought of you putting that lovely pot plant in the garden wwwwaaaaaa

I never foget my brother watching garders world about Rhodendrum ponticum and what a threat it was in the woodlands around the UK
He went out and cut all the rhodi down in his garden and not one off them ponticum ggggrrrr never thought of rining me !!! his wife went mad on him and me !!

Glad I was off help

Gg

9 Apr, 2012

 

Hahah.. good job I asked then. <feels a bit of a plum now> Thanks again :)

9 Apr, 2012

 

Leaves seem quite wide for what's commonly known as Peace Lily - the proper Latin name for which is Spathiphyllum, so you must be looking after this one very well.

9 Apr, 2012

 

Grandma had this for about 3 years before I took over it 2 years ago. Because it wasn't a plant that I had personally bought, I didnt know how to care for it really and certainly didn't know that it was supposed to flower. And yet this past Christmas, it flowered. Twice. I put that down to occasional usual winter house plant feeding AND watering it with slightly warm water instead of just cold water. I am glad that I appear to be looking after it well, but what SHOULD I be doing to encourage regular flowering? (By the way, hope I am not breaking any rules by asking houseplant questions!)

9 Apr, 2012

 

You're not breaking any rules - its about a plant, inside or out! You're doing fine as you are, seems to me. If and when it gets potbound, it can be split, but this is best done in spring, so around now. This one doesn't look potbound currently. Only other thing to say is they don't like dry air and don't like to dry out completely.

9 Apr, 2012

 

One of the easiest and most forgiving of houseplants.

9 Apr, 2012

 

A secretary where I work has an absolutely enormous one of these in her office. Anyway, she had been off sick about two weeks before anyone thought to check on her plant - it was totally horizontal, even the flower!!! I filled the kitchen sink with water and plunged it in. Left it there a couple of hours, then put it back in the office. The next day it was totally back to normal and upright. This is how forgiving they are.

9 Apr, 2012

 

Then I am in with a chance then :) I am not too bad the garden outside plants, its just the ones inside that I seem to struggle with! lol Sounds like even I can't mess this one up. Thanks again for all the advice.

9 Apr, 2012

How do I say thanks?

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