Peace Lily Placement. The lily is on the interior side of the porch against the house so doesn t receive direct sunlight but certainly gets a lot of afternoon light. The raised spathe looking like a white flag of surrender seeking peace.
Peace lilies are far more tolerant of underwatering than overwatering which is one of the most common reasons for a peace lily to die. Our peace lily lives happily on our back screened porch which faces west. As with many houseplants there are a number of varieties including the cleavelandii and the mauna loa which can reach two and three feet respectively.
Our peace lily lives happily on our back screened porch which faces west.
Peace lilies are generally grown in the ground outdoors only in tropical habitats such as florida or hawaii. The peace lily plant or spathiphyllum first came to europe in 1824 when it was found by gustav wallis in the colombian jungle. Take the plant indoors when night temperatures drop to 60 degrees fahrenheit. If you have potted peace lilies you can move them outside during the summer months but once temperatures dip bring them back inside.
