Can anyone identify this houseplant?

[TillyTottenham]

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.

Peace Lily

I agree, it is a peace lily.

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)

Peace lily. They're unkillable.

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.

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

@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!

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

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.

@cowsaregreat I beg to differ!

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

@Crowsaregreat

Peace lily. They're unkillable.

That’s what I thought when I gave it to my son. I was wrong

They're not good if you have pet cats though

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

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

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

www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/peace-lily/peace-lily-cat-toxicity.htm

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

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.

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.

@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.

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. 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.

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)

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

Brilliant air cleaners.