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Can anyone identify this houseplant?

30 replies

TillyTottenham · 23/06/2021 09:51

I was gifted this plant around five years ago at Christmas. In that time it has grown around 150% and now, for the first time, these two beautiful flowers have appeared!

I would like to know what this plant is so I can research it and prolong the life of the blooms, and hopefully have more. Unfortunately I no longer have the info card that came with it.

I haven't done anything different to it recently, apart from moving it to a spot where it doesn't get nearly as much light.

Can anyone identify this houseplant?
Can anyone identify this houseplant?
Can anyone identify this houseplant?
OP posts:
PleaseReferToMeAsBritneySpears · 23/06/2021 09:51

Peace Lily

ApolloandDaphne · 23/06/2021 09:53

I agree, it is a peace lily.

shivermetimbers77 · 23/06/2021 09:54

Hi OP, It’s a peace lily . FYI the ‘picture this’ app is brilliant for identifying plants, and you can download for free (it will try to make you pay but you can go for the free option)

Crowsaregreat · 23/06/2021 09:54

Peace lily. They're unkillable.

TillyTottenham · 23/06/2021 09:58

Wow, what a fast response! You guys are brilliant. Thanks so much.

Shiver I will see if that app will work on my very old iPhone.

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MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 23/06/2021 09:59

Peace Lily and it needs a much bigger pot. Just water it when it's dry 😊

Poppins2016 · 23/06/2021 10:00

@Crowsaregreat

Peace lily. They're unkillable.
Especially because they have a fabulous warning system (limp leaves) before the crucial point of no return if you don't water them... they act as my alarm system for watering other houseplants! Grin
PleaseReferToMeAsBritneySpears · 23/06/2021 10:10

I think they're really good for purifying the air. Every room should have one!

TillyTottenham · 23/06/2021 15:44

A bigger pot—noted! Thank you.

Mine has gone limp a few times. Thankfully no harm done! I've bought one of those moisture-measuring wands now. I was probably over-watering many of my plants in the past.

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LaMadrilena · 23/06/2021 15:48

@cowsaregreat I beg to differ! Grin

jasminoide · 23/06/2021 16:14

I've also had one for years, it only gets flowers when I feed it

MereDintofPandiculation · 24/06/2021 09:32

@Crowsaregreat

Peace lily. They're unkillable.
That’s what I thought when I gave it to my son. I was wrong
BonnyEm · 24/06/2021 09:40

They're not good if you have pet cats though

MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 24/06/2021 11:52

Really,why? My cat seems fine with it and has been for 4 yearsConfused

applesandpears33 · 24/06/2021 12:15

Sadly, I always seem to kill these plants. I suspect I overwater them.

jasminoide · 24/06/2021 14:00

My peace lilly and cat have Co existed successfully for years. Its up on a worktop that the cat can't reach though.

Thelikelylass · 24/06/2021 14:54

You can split it into several other plants too, just carefully separate the stems when you repot and you have new plants.

OhRene · 24/06/2021 15:01

Especially because they have a fabulous warning system (limp leaves) before the crucial point of no return if you don't water them... they act as my alarm system for watering other houseplants!

They're just absolute drama queens. Swooning like a Victorian lady of nobility at the first sign of distress.Grin

suggestionsplease1 · 24/06/2021 15:06

I can keep other plants going but always manage to kill peace lilies. My present one has leaves with brown edges and things aren't looking good.

BecksBristol · 20/07/2021 09:26

@suggestionsplease1

I can keep other plants going but always manage to kill peace lilies. My present one has leaves with brown edges and things aren't looking good.
Mine also has brown edges, for the first time (I have had it for five years). Does that mean it's not getting enough light? I recently moved it out of a very bright room.
ErrolTheDragon · 20/07/2021 09:41

I think mine have only had brown edges if they've been overwatered ie sitting in it for too long.
I usually wait till the pot feels light or they droop, give a good soak and drain.

I've got some looking fine in the living room, well away from the window.... and most days in summer we don't open the curtains to keep out the heat. They didn't like the bathroom windowledge, which doesn't have direct sunlight but bright in the day.

As to their toxicity... I think it must vary between plants. We had one on a hearth which our previous dog ignored, and I'd never thought about it. But after being out a while without our current dog one bank holiday Saturday we returned to find the plant completely devoid of leaves. We eventually realised the dog must have eaten it. Frantic belated googling (oxalic acid, kidney damage, renal failure....) and phoning of vet who reckoned all we could do was keep him well hydrated.
The dog went outside and ate a lot of a meadowsweet cultivar, a plant he has never touched before or since afaik. And ate a lot of sloppy chicken and overcooked rice (our rehydration recipe)

And... absolutely no ill effects. Confused that was ~13 years ago, the dog is 15 and remarkably healthy.
Obviously this was dumb luck and maybe some instinctive self-medication, and needless to say all our peace lilies are now off the floor.

MereDintofPandiculation · 20/07/2021 19:28

errol meadowsweet is why aspirin is so called - meadowsweet was in the genus Spirea at the time. It’s one of several plants that contain salicylic acid (aspirin)

MereDintofPandiculation · 20/07/2021 19:30

errol you obviously knew that, I was just using your name so other people would know why I was wittering on about meadowsweet in a thread about peace lilies

Spudina · 20/07/2021 19:53

Brilliant air cleaners.

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