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Spathiphyllum silvicola

Spathiphyllum silvicola is a tropical perennial in the arum family, native to wet forests from Costa Rica to Colombia, and it is not commonly grown compared with its relative peace lily. It needs warm, humid, shaded conditions with consistently moist soil to thrive.

Family: Araceae (Arum family)
Grows as: Perennial
Light: Part shade, Shade, Bright indirect
Water: Keep the soil evenly moist and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil: Rich, well-draining, peaty or humus-rich potting mix.
Temperature: 18–30 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy: Moderate
Safety: Toxic: All parts contain calcium oxalate crystals that cause burning and irritation of the mouth, throat and skin if chewed or handled.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range: Costa Rica to Colombia
Climate: wet tropical

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Spathiphyllum silvicola is a flowering plant of the genus Spathiphyllum in the family Araceae. It is native to Colombia and Costa Rica.

Other Spathiphyllum plants

Spatheflower · Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum · Peace Lily · Spathiphyllum montanum · Spathiphyllum ortgiesii · Peace Lily · Spath

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Spathiphyllum silvicola 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.

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