Houseplant (flowering)
Peace Lily
Spathiphyllum wallisii
One of the few houseplants that tells you exactly when it needs water by drooping visibly, then recovers fully within hours of a drink.
| Light | Low to medium indirect light |
|---|---|
| Water | Keep lightly moist; it wilts dramatically when thirsty |
| Spacing | Single pot specimen, average size 30-60 cm |
| Zones | Houseplant everywhere; outdoors zones 10-12 |
| Harvest | N/A — deadhead spent white blooms to tidy the plant |
| Difficulty | Easy |
Use the droop as your watering signal
Peace lilies wilt noticeably when dry and bounce back within a couple of hours of watering, which makes them unusually easy to read compared with plants that show stress only after damage is done.
Blooms need a bit more light than leaves
The plant survives in quite low light but will rarely produce its white flower spathes without medium to bright indirect light.
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