Spathiphyllum

Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum) I do love to have a few plants around our flat and even though we haven't that much space I have a couple in each room. Seeing as we don't get excessive amounts of direct sunlight through our windows I have to be selective in the type of house plant which I choose to buy. The Peace Lily is said to be one of the more easier plants to keep seeing as it can thrive in relative shade and needs little attention to stay alive. My current Peace Lily is my third in as many years, quite clearly I am not the green fingered home owner that my first paragraph made out. However I ... more

Peace Lily plants are very interesting. I have two of my own, my mum has two and my almost-mum-in-law has one as well. What I find fascinating about these, is that of all five I see on a regular basis, no two of them are the same! One of mine has large leaves that are mostly vertically positioned, the other has smaller thinner leaves that often sit almost horizontal to the stems. My mum has a small one in her bathroom whose leaves sit upright and one about the same size as my biggest in her kitchen, but it has thinner leaves than mine that mostly sit horizontally! The mother in law's is really ... more

I want to tell you about a wonderful natural "Bioteam" team consisting of a Siamese fighting fish and a house plant! In America this combination is also known as the loving couple, I think for good reason. I first came across the Bioteam about a month ago, when I walked into an office to see a fairly large bulbous vase, which had what looked like an ordinary house plant living in the water. Then, amongst the roots I saw something moving, and it was a beautiful blue siamese fighting fish. Quite an odd combination I hear you say. I quite agree. Apparently this combination has been researched and ... more

I’m not a huge plant expert so bear with me. I acquired this plant purely because I had grown a small fascination with them and I wanted something to look after. Doing a little bit more research on it I’m sure you’ll be fascinated by this plant yourself. One of the things that drew me to this particular plant, other than its beauty, was its ability to cleanse the air around you. This lily can absorb potentially harmful chemicals from the air such as stuff found in paints, cleaning fluids, varnishes, and smoke and fumes from cars and cigarettes so this plant will be great if you live in big ... more

For my first review, I will translate my first French review. And I may do this for my others reviews... but may be not (!)I will see! But I would like you to correct me, that's why I am here, so don't be afraid about correcting me. (Oh my god...It is harder to write in English that I thought! Excuse me for my bad English!) English version: Once upon a beautiful day during the springtime... I was in IKEA and I saw lovelies and pretties flowers really cheap!! (about 10 francs so now nearly 1.5 euros) but also really little. What a windfall!! I take one to put in my bedroom (yes, at this time I ... more