Peace Lily Help

6 years ago

Hello Everyone,

I am currently having issues with my Peace lily. The leaves are turning yellow from the tips. Soil is moist, it's under a grow light for about 8 hours a day, the light is about a foot from the plant to simulate indirect light. I repotted it about a month ago, not been fertilized recently. The water I have been used was previously boiled for 20 minutes to help remove chlorine as well.

What am I doing wrong?

Any help would be greatly appreciated

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Karen S. (7b, NYC)

6 years ago

last modified: 6 years ago

These are regarded as lower light plants. I don't believe they need supplemental light & I believe what you're doing is too much for them; somewhat cooking them. I'd remove the lights completely.

I water mine w/ plain tap water I've let sit out for several days.

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hc mcdole
6 years ago
Looks like an old leaf to me but if they are all doing that then you might have a problem. If it is the biggest, oldest leaves then cut them off and let the new ones claim the light.

Is your water bad that you have to boil it to water your plants? I water my plants with water out of the faucet (well actually out of the basement shower with a 75 foot hose hooked to it) but haven't noticed anything terribly bad with the plants. Seems like the biggest problem would be over watering or not enough water.
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hc mcdole
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
I keep mine under shop lights 12 hours a day while indoors for six months, the other six months they are outdoors.

One is touching the lights which will burn the leaves that touch it but the other two are a foot or more away from the lights with no issues. When I move them outdoors I will groom them for old leaves, burned leaves, and old bloom stalks.

BTW - my 3 peace lilies are all "funeral plants" as I never bought a single one. One goes back to my grandmother in 1985! The second one for my brother in 1997. My last one is from my dad's funeral five years ago.

I thought I killed the two oldest ones years ago by 1) neglecting to water and 2) compensating by over-watering. I threw both on my compost heap that summer. My wife wanted me to move the compost the following spring so as I was digging from the top down, I saw a green plant about a foot or two down. Turns out it was one of the peace lilies. A little later I found the same thing with the second peace lily. I potted both up and I still have them today. These are really TOUGH plants.

Just remove the old worn out leaves if that is all you see. Leaves come and go. Here is one of mine last July.
Brandon
Original Author
6 years ago
@hc mcdole I read Peace Lily's are sensitive to chlorine found in tap water. It was a precaution, not sure how necessary it is.

Thank you for your feedback I appreciate it.
Brandon
Original Author
6 years ago
@Karen S. (7b, NYC) Thank you, I will lay off the lights.
Karen S. (7b, NYC)
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
You're welcome.

Hopefully removing the lights will help, certainly, it can't hurt.

I get brown leaf tips but ignore them as there's not much I can do about it. I give them bottled water when it comes my way, or when I get annoyed enough abt the brown leaf tips, I trim them off.

If I could collect rainwater for them, I would try that.