Beginner Gardening: All about Peace Lily.., 1 by vanita79

vanita79 wrote:
Hi   Thankyou for this wonderful site my knowledge on peace lillies was zero but I know a bit now from reading few of the posts.. I have a few questions to which i cant seem to find any answer. Appreciate any help anyone can provide.     I recently recieved a peace lily  few weeks back. Its got one lovely bloom with a petal  (spathe) and many small baby blooms that were white when it had just arrived. As u can see in the picture below, the new blooms (that have not quite reached mama size) are turning green.    

For my 1st question, I found an interesting and informative post in the Beginner Houseplants forum addressing the question on why the peace lily's petals (called bloom or spathe in places) turn green (posted by Dave) but I still have some doubts. I gather from below explanation by a user that sufficient light will make white petals go green so I have moved this 12-13" tall baby (from near a partially shaded window) to the inside area of the room that brightens up during the day but does not recieve direct sunlight.    

"The spathe is actually a modified leaf or bract. In the white spathes, the chloroplasts are masked, but sometimes become more prevalent and move the bract toward green when exposed to sufficient light. The spike in the middle of the modified leaf is actually the bloom. "


I also remember reading that green petals should be cut off so the energy can be used to grow new petals, my question is will these green tipped petals turn completely white and grow up to be as big as mama now that they are away from direct sunlight or do I need to trim it off to save energy? I can also see a new white petal coming out from under the bloom... Is this normal?    

My Second question about watering, I have no regular schedule to water my peace lily as I am following the advice of many users and observing for signs of dry soil or drooping leaves, thereby watering it as and when needed. I do however spray the leaves, blooms and top soil to maintain humidity once or twice every day or two when it seems dry and dull. I hope this practice is good untill I find out what works for her. The current avg. temperature here is like 23-26°C with 40% Humidity, dew point at 16°C.  

For my last question about repotting, I have learnt from many users so far that P.L.s love to be pot bound but are there any early signs to watch out for that will indicate the plant needs more room without causing any damage. The last picture shows what the bottom of the pot looks like and theres 1 small bit of root visible from one of the holes.