Entries Tagged as 'Peace Lily'

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Saving a Sick Peace Lily

TheGardenLady received a question from Billie on her post  “Caring for Sick Peace Lilies”.
I have a peace lily that has sympathetic value.  And it looks awful. I have not moved it. It has been in same spot since april. The leaves are wilting and just hanging over the edge of pot and the leaves [...]

Friday, May 8th, 2009

Protecting Plants from Cats

TheGardenLady received this question from Tiffany.
I recently purchased two three foot tall peace lillies and my cat keeps chewing the leaves. How can I stop the cat from eating the leaves without damaging the plants?
From your question it doesn’t seem like the cat is using the plant soil as its kitty litter but is [...]

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

Caring for Sick Peace Lilies

TheGardenLady received this question from Linda.
I have a peace lily indoor plant which has sentimental value to me and over the past winter it has contracted a leaf condition – the leaves die from the tip towards the stem.  It’s as though a critter is “sucking” the life from it. It still flowers, [...]

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

The Filtering Power of the Peace Lily

Distant Peace by chefranden
TheGardenLady received this comment from Rikesh.
I just love Peace Lilly. They have really amazing power of filtering the air.
Rikesh’s comment about the Peace Lilly – Spathiphyllum is correct.
Recently Natural News had an article entitled “Clean Your Air and Brighten Your Day with Houseplants” which not only gives a list of [...]

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Dorm Plants to Eat

                                            Photo taken by dinesh_valke
TheGardenLady received this question from Elena:

I want to spruce up my college dorm with something living, but I would also like to spruce up my dining hall meals. Last year I tried pepper plants, which unfortunately suffered because I was unable to change their soil. I was hoping for some [...]