Q&A for How to Care for Peace Lilies

The plant is likely getting too much sunlight. Try moving it to a shadier location.

Yes, you can cut them off. Cutting off these hanging leaves will make room for the new growth.

You should get an artificial indoor grow light to supplement the sunlight. Fluorescents will be your best option.

Peace lilies let you know very quickly when they need watering by drooping. You can go to work with the plant looking fine and when you get home, it is lying flat. Watering brings it back to normal in a couple of hours. It can help to use soil with water retention properties (ask your nursery for help).

The plant may not be getting enough water or the right kind of light. Water it 2 to 3 times a week, preferably with filtered or distilled water. Peace Lilies need low lighting, but they won't bloom if it is completely dark. If necessary, move your plant to a brighter spot, but keep it out of direct sunlight.

Peace Lilies are toxic to both dogs and cats. Consumption of a Peace Lily can cause irritation of the tongue and lips, increased salivation, difficulty swallowing, and vomiting. Be careful about owning these plants if you have pets.

If the flowers are loose enough, you can simply pluck them off. If they are still firmly attached to the stem, you will need to cut them off with a clean pair of scissors. The scissors must be clean, if you will risk bacteria getting into the stem and infecting the plant.

Usually, when a plant's leaves turn yellow, they are sick and dying. First, make sure you haven't over or under-watered it, then check for weeds, pests, and toxins that could be killing the plant. This also happens sometimes if a plant is given the incorrect amount of sunlight, so moving it might solve this problem as well.

Make sure you water it before, then use your hands to transfer it to the other pot. Bury it deep enough before watering again. Be sure to be quick, so the roots don't die.

Put it in the dark for 24 hours to get the starch out. Next, water it and let it dry for 24 or more hours in daylight.

Move the plant to an ideal environment, described above, and treat any diseases and pests with fungicide and insecticide.

If you notice your lily's leaves begin to wilt or die, especially if accompanied by visible pests, a sticky, slimy discharge, or the presence of white webbing, it's likely that your plant has a pest infestation. Use a strong stream of water to blast the pests off of the plant, then, to make sure they don't return, use a plant-safe insecticide or this homemade recipe for insecticidal soap: Combine 1 Tbsp. (15 ml) vegetable oil, 3 Tbsp (16 g) cayenne pepper, and 1 Tbsp. (12 g) natural fat-derived soap (not liquid dish soap) in 1 quart (.95 liters) of warm water. Use a spray bottle to distribute.

You are waiting too long between waterings. While you don't want to overwater, water your plant before it begins to droop.

Dry air and/or waterlogged soil is probably the issue. Moisten the plant regularly, but make sure your soil is not constantly soaked.

Try mixing some Epsom salts and water and watering them with at lest 2 tablespoons of Epsom salts to a quart of water.

Feed it a healthy diet of sun, water and most importantly, quality nutrients in soil The temperatures need to imitate the usual spring and summer it would experience outdoors.

Yes. In general, peace lilies like more shade than sun. They appreciate indirect light.

Over-fertilizing can cause the flowers to turn yellow. Reduce the fertilizer to once a month and use a 20/20/20 ratio.

Overwatering, dry air, and overfertilization can all be possible causes. However, if only one flower is affected, it is not a cause for concern.

They will be green before turning white. They will only ever be white.

Don't keep the lamp lit all day. Plants, just like humans, depend on light to set their biological clock. About 8 hours of filtered light is ideal.

Underwatering causes leaves and flowers to turn brown. Provide ample water regularly.

If it dies, you can try to cut off the dying parts in an attempt to regrow it. If it doesn't regrow, it will not produce flowers.

You might be over-fertilizing them. Limit yourself to fertilizing them only two times a year: early spring and mid-summer. Ddon't fertilize anymore until they begin to bloom white again.

Waterlogging is often the top killer of plants. Water when the soil is dry, not moist. If this didn't fix it, try testing the soil.

When the flower begins to turn green you can remove it, but if it doesn't detract from the overall appearance, you can leave it until it turns brown.

The flower blooms white, and then turns green. This applies to both the spadix (the center) and the spathe (the petal).

Over-fertilizing can cause the flower to turn yellow or green.

That is probably from the center part of the flower. It doesn't take much to knock the fine spore-like particles off. It should come off easily, and it doesn't do any damage.

That depends on if it is getting enough sunlight and water. Mine was dying from too much water, when I lowered the amount of water it was flourishing.