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Pink-red leaves that hold their colour in ordinary indoor light.
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BestsellerPhotographs are of our actual stock, taken at the nursery. Plants are living things — expect small differences in shape and leaf count from the plant shown.
Indoor Plants
Peace Lily
Spathiphyllum wallisii
The peace lily is the plant we recommend to people who say they kill everything, because it is the only common houseplant that gives you an unmistakable warning: it wilts dramatically when it needs water, and recovers within a couple of hours of getting it. You cannot really miss the signal.
The white "flower" is a spathe — a modified leaf wrapped around the actual flower spike — and it lasts for weeks. Plants flower most freely in bright indirect light, but they stay perfectly healthy in a much darker corner, just greener.
It is one of the few genuinely effective air-purifying plants, and it likes the humidity of a bathroom. It is not pet safe: the sap contains calcium oxalate and it will burn a cat or dog’s mouth.
- Wilts visibly when thirsty and recovers in hours — the most forgiving houseplant we sell
- White spathes last for weeks; more of them in brighter light
- Genuinely effective air purifier, and happy in a bathroom
- Not pet safe — the sap irritates mouths
Rs 500for the 10 inch pot
Inclusive of pot and mix. Delivery Rs 350, free over Rs 5,000.
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Dispatched in 1–2 working days
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Replaced or refunded if damaged
Grown by us
Never bought in and resold
At a glance
- Mature size
- 40–65 cm
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Difficulty
- Easy to keep
- Around pets
- Keep away from cats, dogs and small children
Bright indirect lightLow lightBathroomOfficeAir purifying
How to look after your Peace Lily
Written for Pakistani conditions — long hot summers, dry winter air, and hard tap water. Follow this rather than advice written for a temperate climate.
- Light
- Bright, filtered light. A metre back from an east or north window is ideal. Direct summer sun through glass will scorch the leaves within days.
- Water
- Let it tell you. Water thoroughly when the leaves begin to droop, and do not water on a schedule in between — sitting wet is the one thing that kills it.
- Humidity
- Appreciates humidity and does well in a bathroom. Brown leaf tips in a dry room mean the air, not the watering.
- Soil
- Chunky, airy aroid mix — bark, perlite and coco peat. Aroid roots need air as much as they need water; dense garden soil will rot them.
- Feeding
- Balanced liquid feed at half strength every 3 weeks from March to October. Do not feed in December and January.
- Temperature
- 18–30°C. Move away from a direct AC draught, and off cold tile floors below 12°C.
If something goes wrong
Yellow lower leaves
Why it happens: Overwatering — the most common cause by far.
What to do: Let the mix dry to 5 cm depth, then water less often. Check that the drainage hole is not blocked.
Brown, crispy leaf edges
Why it happens: Dry air or salt build-up from tap water.
What to do: Raise humidity, and flush the pot with a large volume of water once a month.
Small new leaves, long bare stem
Why it happens: Not enough light.
What to do: Move closer to a window. Aroids stretch toward light rather than complaining first.
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