If you want your beloved peace lily to last for many more years, you should follow this method. Let’s see what it is.
The peace lily is, without a doubt, one of the most beloved houseplants ever. Its elegant and harmonious aesthetic manages to give our domestic walls that extra inimitable touch. Characterized by majestic green leaves and delicate white flowers , it adapts to any type of furniture and stylistic choice. When choosing this flower we do not run the risk of making a mistake.
The peace lily, like all other flowers, requires simple but specific care. Sometimes it is not enough to care for them with water and sun: you have to resort to other solutions to make them durable and lush. Now let’s see together all the basic treatments to adopt and also a specific method that few know to make it long-lasting.
Peace lily: how to care for it without making mistakes
As for the sun, the peace lily loves sunlight, but not direct sunlight. He should never be exposed to direct sunlight: it could be fatal. The best solution is to place it in a well-lit area near a window, without the sun’s rays hitting it. Watering should be very light and delicate, never using excessive doses of water : the result could be, paradoxically, a drying out of the leaves. The soil should never be completely soaked in water, but only slightly moist. Waterlogging is not good for the lily. In winter the dose of water should be reduced even further, in summer it should be increased.
The peace lily grows best in humid locations. Air that is too dry could damage it. The solution is to buy a nebulizer to further humidify the air in your home. Furthermore, the perfect temperature for the lily is between 20 and 25 degrees. A trick for the performance of our lily is to clean its leaves from time to time. Now let’s see the secret method to make it last for years and years.
Make it last many more years
If you like the peace lily, fear not, there is a way to make it much longer lasting . You won’t have to buy expensive fertilizers from hard-to-find outlets, you’ll just need an ingredient you already have at home. Sometimes, the best solution is always at hand and it is the one we never think of. The miraculous ingredient is a spice that we all have at home, excellent in the preparation of desserts and exquisite dishes, cinnamon.
Cinnamon, against all odds, is loaded with nutrients that are a lifesaver for the peace lily. Phosphorus, potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, sodium and zinc : all essential and necessary ingredients for the life of our flower. You won’t need to fill your potting soil with expensive chemical fertilizers.
The most correct way to use cinnamon is to dilute a large spoonful in approximately half a liter of water. Mix well: the ground cinnamon should dissolve in the water. What’s left to do is use this water and cinnamon solution to water our peace lilies. In no time they will become stronger, more beautiful and healthier.