Peace lilies are one of the most popular houseplants recognised for their beautiful, glossy green leaves and striking white flowers.
However, peace lilies are not guaranteed to bloom if they are not cared for in the right way.
These plants typically thrive on forest floors, receiving indirect sunlight and consistent moisture and humidity.
Replicating these conditions in the home is the key to keeping a peace lily happy, healthy and thriving.
According to Vladan Nikolic, houseplant expert behind the blog Mr. Houseplant, if a peace lily is not blooming, there is one highly likely reason – and that’s because of low light.
He said: “If a peace lily doesn’t get enough light, it will not flower. This is easy to fix.” Although peace lilies are very self-sufficient, surviving in “incredibly low light levels”, they will not thrive in these conditions and “definitely not be blooming”.
For those who just want lovely foliage from their peace lily, low light is fine. However, if they want to see flowers, the plant needs more light.
Giving this houseplant enough light means it should “help your peace lily grow and bloom fast”.
Owners should look to place the houseplant in an area of their home that gets around six to eight hours of fairly bright light per day.
Once owners have found a spot with the optimal balance of light, the peace lily should display more flowers in the following weeks. Aside from lighting, other factors effectively encourage peace lilies to bloom and thrive.
Vladan said: “Peace lilies need proper watering, a well-draining soil mix, balanced houseplant fertiliser, proper repotting, warmer temperatures, and humidity. All of these factors need to be good for peace lilies to bloom.”
However, if owners have followed all these care tasks and are still not seeing any flowers from their peace lily, it could be because the plant hasn’t reached the right level of maturity.
The expert explained: “Peace lily plants, like most other houseplants that bloom, need to reach a certain level of maturity before they can flower.
“If you’ve just bought a small plant, you may need to wait between nine and 15 months before it reaches the level of maturity where it can bloom.”
