Spathiphyllum Sensation (Peace Lily) Plant With Self Watering Pot

How to grow Spathiphyllum Sensation (Peace Lily)

Plant Description: Spathiphyllum Sensation is a low growing plant with dark glossy green, oblong, lanceolate leaves. It bears long-lasting pure white, large, unusual looking flowers (spathes). Spathiphyllum Sensation can be planted indoors where there is enough light but no direct sunlight. It can be grown in decorative indoor pots or as a ground cover plant in outdoor shade.

Botanical Name: Spathiphyllum sp.

Plant type: Indoor flowering plant, ornamental foliage plant.

Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen.

Growth Habit: Perennial herb.

Growth Rate: Medium.

Average Landscape Size: Planted at 2 x 2 ft distance for ground cover.

Special feature: The NASA study found that Spathiphyllum is one of the top plants to ‘clean air’ & help fight ‘sick building syndrome.'

How to care for Spathiphyllum Sensation (Peace Lily)

Soil: Potting mixture: 1 part soil, 1 part coco peat, 1 part compost.

Pot Size: 8 to 12 inch.

Potting/Transplanting: Transplant the Spathiphyllum Sensation saplings in a pot along with root-ball of original soil. Carefully place the plant in the middle of the container & cover the roots completely with remaining soil.

Repotting: Change the pot every year. Use bigger sized pot every time you repot the plant.

Sunlight: Place in highlight area but make sure to protect from direct sunlight.

Water: Water Spathiphyllum Sensation well & allow the soil to dry out between the waterings. Plants that are watered too much tend to produce fewer flowers & are more prone to diseases.

Fertiliser: Add rich compost/ leaf mould every three months.

Temperature: Spathiphyllum Sensation prefers pleasant warm temperatures. Minimum temperature requirements are 15 degrees Celsius.

Humidity: Spathiphyllum Sensation likes hot & humid climate.

Pruning: Plant keeps producing new greens from the side. Remove the old leaves & flowers when they start turning brown.

Propagation: Propagation is easy by the splitting of suckers from base & individual plantlets can be grown separately.

Companion Plants: Ferns, Dracaena, Aralia, Syngonium, Rhoeo.