They have attractive flower-like spathe and known as home purifiers.
Spathiphyllum as popularly called Peace Lily or "Spath" - short for their Latin name, are part of family Araceae.
These lovely plants brighten up your living space, thus making them an excellent choice for home or office.
Peace Lily have dark green leaves and white flowers.
The showy part of the flower is a white, hood-like sheath (called a spathe) attached to a spike of tiny true flowers.
The spathe fades to green as it ages. Most varieties grow between 1 and 3 feet in height and width.
The peace lily (Spathiphyllum) is not a sensitive plant, as they are the easiest houseplants to grow
and thrive even in low-light conditions. The plant does not need large amounts of light or water to survive.
Peace lily prefers moist soil with good drainage.
Did you know that they are also excellent at cleaning the air of the room at your home?
NASA had listed this as one of the excellent choice for removing pollutants in our home.
As a way to purify the air in space station, NASA had reasearched and found several plants that filter out
common volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
Peace lilies are natural air cleansers. They have been found to cleanse the air of many dangerous chemicals found in homes and offices, such as benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, xylene, tolune and amonia.
It helps neutralize and purifies the air of many environment,as well as absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen.
The more of these plants you have, the more clean air you will breathe at home.