Re: Peace lily getting enough water?

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• To: Keith Dabney <k*@CAS.calacademy.org>
• Subject: Re: Peace lily getting enough water?
• From: A* K* <a*@peak.org>
• Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 13:17:02 -0700 (PDT)
• In-Reply-To: <Pine.3.07.9708191234.E6929-b100000@CAS.calacademy.org>

I'll second this. My young peace lily definitely does not like to be dry. 
It immediately begins to wilt and sag if the soil isn't slightly moist.
-Amy

On Tue, 19 Aug 1997, Keith Dabney wrote:

> Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 12:29:35 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Keith Dabney <kdabney@CAS.calacademy.org>
> To: "Linda S. Praul" <lsp@epix.net>
> Cc: indoor-gardening@prairienet.org
> Subject: Peace lily getting enough water?
> 
> On Sun, 17 Aug 1997, Linda S. Praul wrote:
> 
> > Now, my peace lillies continually get brown around the edges of the
> > leaves.  I would appreciate any hints to keep them healthy.  I have
> > three, all different sizes.  
> > 
> > Linda
> 
> Dear Linda Praul and everyone,
> 	I just read an article on peace lillies (Spathyphyllum spp.).  It
> was in the Summer, 1978 issue of Pacific Horticulture. The author was very
> satisfied with the ones he had, and gave detailed cultural instructions. 
> The author is Harland J. Hand, and here is part of the article (article's
> title: Spathyphyllum 'Clevelandii'; but it is about all of the various
> members of the genus).  Here is an excerpt:
> 
> 	"The pots containing my plants sit in troughs of water that are
> refilled to a depty of about two inches just as soon as they start fo get
> dry.  Spathyphyllum 'Clevandii' is ont of the few houseplants that
> actually thrives with its feet constantly in water".
> 
> 	"If allowed to get too dry, or to be slightly dry for too long a
> time, the tips of the leaves turn brown and it may be years before they
> are completely replaced.  Dry air may also brown the tips of the leaves,
> but evaporation from water in the troughs prevents this damage".   
> 
> 	Could this be a factor in your plant's frustrating problem?
> 
> 	By the way, the author was growing his peace lily indoors in El
> Cerrito, CA, which is near Berkeley.
> 
> Keith Dabney
> San Francisco
> 
> 
> 

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