Peace lilies steal the show with their unusual, white colored spathes, so it can be disappointing when they have no blooms at all. Getting your peace lily to flower is an intricate process in which the slightest of mistakes can reduce the number of blooms. Even if your plant appears healthy, these subtle errors may be compromising its flowering potential.
Fertiliser is key to keeping a peace lily healthy, as a regular potting mix may not provide sufficient nutrients to support healthy flower production. To aid this, peace lily owner Amanda Powell explained on the Peace Lily Families Facebook page that she tried giving her houseplant more potassium, a key nutrient necessary for blooms, and she started noticing results.
Sharing a picture of her peace lily that had an abundance of blooms, Amanda wrote: “My 10-year-old peace lily, only ever given me one flower in that 10 years. I’ve been giving it potassium for the last few months, and it’s got 10 flowers now.”
When asked in the comments how she gives her peace lily potassium, Amanda said that she uses banana peels.
She said: “I soak banana peels in water for two to three days (the longer the better) and use the water about once to twice a month.”
Getting your peace lilies to thrive also depends on a few additional care factors, including where it is placed in your home and how often you water them. Too much or too little of anything can be detrimental.
Peace lilies like to get enough sunshine, but should be placed in indirect sunlight. If they are placed in an area with too much sun, it can end up burning your plant and its leaves.
Your plant also needs regular watering, but make sure not to overwater it. Peace lilies need consistently moist soil, but they do not like to sit in water. You can check if your peace lily needs watering by touching the soil.
Whenever the top inch of soil is dry, it needs to be watered. Make sure your plant also has room to drain.