Air Purifier Peace Lily Plant

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Air Purifier Peace Lily PlantAir Purifier Peace Lily Plant

Peace lily plants have been popular houseplants for years because they’re low-maintenance beauties with glossy dark green leaves and pretty spoon-shaped white flowers. “They can live a decade or more with good care,” Justin Hancock, horticulturalist for Costa Farms, says. Most peace lilies (Spathiphyllum spp.) grow to be about one to four feet wide, though some varieties can get up to six feet tall and wide. Bonus: These air-purifying plants may have air-purifying properties (the science is still out), they’re inexpensive, and you can find them just about everywhere. Keep reading to learn everything you need to know about peace lily plants.

Peace lilies like to stay lightly moist. Stick your finger in the soil to check before watering, because you don’t want the roots to stay soggy. A few bits of dirt should stick to your finger, but the soil shouldn’t feel sopping wet. How often you need to water depends on a few things, such as how much light your plant gets. “You can water daily if you apply small amounts, but if you don’t want to mess with that, get a self-watering container,” Hancock says. Self-watering planters allow the plant to take exactly what it needs when it needs it.