Your responses to a previous question about another plant I have helped greatly. Thank you. Now I just became a little adventurous and bought an Anthurium from the Araceae family. I got it at Walmart and it looked absolutely healthy.
Now 2 weeks later the white blooms are brown as you can see from the picture and the others are turning brown. What am I doing wrong? I have a light approximately 24 inches away from it during the day, because I get absolutely no sunlight, as I'm between buildings. Thanks again for any information you can give me about this plant. Thank you. Hoping to be a little green in NYC.
By Loyda from New York, NY
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I found anthuriums don't like to be too wet. I water once a week & I don't soak it - I just add a cup or 2 of water for a large plant. You can also check & see if it needs a larger pot. Anthuriums throw off small plants from the base.
The plant is not an anthurium it is a Peace Lily . Spathiphyllum cleans indoor air of many environmental contaminants, including benzene, formaldehyde, and other pollutants.[1][2] It cleans best at one plant per 10 m².[3] It lives best in shade and needs little sunlight to thrive. It is watered approximately once a week. The soil is best left moist but only needs watering if the soil is dry.
Spathiphyllum is mildly toxic to humans and animals when ingested
You can put a search in google and find more information on this plant.
Sometime if there is a high content of salt in your water source you will also get the brown edges. if this is the problem it is good to leach at least once a month and add new soil as the soil level gets lower from the excess leaching.
This plant looks like a Peace Lily. They need low light, which is good for a room with little light.
The Peace Lily is not a good one to have around cats. It is toxic to cats. I believe it is a member of the Lily family, and any plant in the Lily family is not good around animals that might be tempted to eat a part of it.
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