How can I get my Japanese Peace Lilly to flower??


Question:My lilly isn't doing to bad, its quite strong, but it hasnt flowered for ages. Ive started using miracle grow but with no success :(

any ideas??

Answers:
If you are talking about plant known as a Peace or Swan Lily, mine flowers almost continuously in the bathroom. It seems to enjoy the steamy atmosphere; I never let the soil dry out - it probably has half a cup of water a day.
Sometimes fertilising a plant actually stops it from flowering because it puts everything into producing leaves and doesn't "feel" the need to reproduce; the flower is often a last ditch stand by a parent plant to make sure the species doesn't die out.
My father was an orchid grower and he would be deliberately unkind to a plant which refused to flower - withhold water long enough to make it "think" there was a drought for example. This would be enough to spark off the need to reproduce by growing a flower!



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