Peace lily
Spathiphyllum wallisii
Also called White sail plant
Houseplant · AroidsIt wilts theatrically then recovers within the hour. Try not to use that as the schedule.
Care at a glance
- Ease
- Medium
- Water
- Every 5 daysDrench and drain — water the whole surface until it runs from the holes.
- Light
- Low to medium indirect
- Feed
- Every 30 days
- Humidity
- High
- Hardiness
- Indoors, or out in high summer RHS H1B, to 10°C
- Size
- 0.3 m tall · 0.3 m across
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Origin
- Tropical Americas
Is it safe for pets and people?
PetsToxic to pets
Affects dogs, cats. Signs: an irritated, intensely burning mouth, tongue and lips, heavy drooling, vomiting and trouble swallowing.
PeopleHarmful if eaten, and irritates skin
HandlingTake care handling it
Sap irritates skin and eyes; RHS advises gloves.
Checked against ASPCA and RHS on 2026-07-31.
A guide, not veterinary or medical advice. If a pet or a person has eaten a plant and you are worried, call your vet or doctor now — don’t wait for signs to appear. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
First signs of trouble
- A hard brown tip on every leaf with a thin yellow band behind it — salts and fluoride from tap water and feed, collecting at the far end of the leaf.Leaf-tip burn · disorder
- White woolly specks deep between the leaf stalks at the base of the clump, where the stalks are packed tightest.Mealybug · pest