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Spathiphyllum cannifolium
In Singapore: Spatheflower, Peace Lily, White Flag, White Sails (Grown in Singapore)
A clumping perennial from wet tropical forests, grown as a houseplant for its glossy, canna-like leaves and white spathes. It thrives in bright indirect light and steady moisture without waterlogging.
Spathiphyllum cannifolium, the canna-leaf peace lily or spatheflower (a name it shares with other members of its genus), is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae. It is native to wet tropical areas of Trinidad and northern and western South America. A clumping perennial reaching 50 cm (20 in), it is widely kept as a houseplant.
Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum · Peace Lily · Peace Lily · Spath
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Spathiphyllum cannifolium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
