I bought my 1st peace lily a couple of weeks back and divided it up to individual shoots.
Most of them were replanted into pots containing 50-50 mix of soil and coco coir. Those are all doing ok. The bigger ones are all flowering.
The smaller ones that had next to no roots from the repotting process are all still alive which means they have definitely grown roots.
4 shoots of varying sizes were put into water... The 1st one was in sitting on my indoor aquarium and did not get adequate light.
It didn't show root or leaf growth, and so was relocated to a pot with earth.
The 2nd had indirect sun from a south facing window and was sitting in a bowl of water. I thought it would do well because of the light levels but strangely the roots started to melt away. Also there were more yellow leaves compared to the rest.
On the plus side, it did sprout a flower and there was a single root that showed new growth. But being a novice, I didn't want to risk it any longer and finally potted it in soil.
The 3rd was in a small plastic cup with aquarium gravel to hold the plant it place. It sits at a north facing window. It is still alive and just sprouted a flower, though it looks smaller than the other outdoor earthbound ones. The leaves all look good. The roots are running out of space so it will need a bigger container soon.
The last water bound peace lily was placed in a pot outside that is shaded and south facing. The pot's inhabitants... mostly feeding guppies. Plants wise... it has a large fern that grew on a piece of exposed driftwood. Submerged there is mostly vallisneria. The peace lily was placed within the submerged roots of the fern for support.
It now has well established roots tangled with the fern's. The leaves look very healthy and the flower too.
Note: We mostly use aquarium water for all the plants. Maybe 10% we use tap water just because we don't have time that day.
Most of them were replanted into pots containing 50-50 mix of soil and coco coir. Those are all doing ok. The bigger ones are all flowering.
The smaller ones that had next to no roots from the repotting process are all still alive which means they have definitely grown roots.
4 shoots of varying sizes were put into water... The 1st one was in sitting on my indoor aquarium and did not get adequate light.
The 2nd had indirect sun from a south facing window and was sitting in a bowl of water. I thought it would do well because of the light levels but strangely the roots started to melt away. Also there were more yellow leaves compared to the rest.
The 3rd was in a small plastic cup with aquarium gravel to hold the plant it place. It sits at a north facing window. It is still alive and just sprouted a flower, though it looks smaller than the other outdoor earthbound ones. The leaves all look good. The roots are running out of space so it will need a bigger container soon.
The last water bound peace lily was placed in a pot outside that is shaded and south facing. The pot's inhabitants... mostly feeding guppies. Plants wise... it has a large fern that grew on a piece of exposed driftwood. Submerged there is mostly vallisneria. The peace lily was placed within the submerged roots of the fern for support.
Note: We mostly use aquarium water for all the plants. Maybe 10% we use tap water just because we don't have time that day.
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