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Spathiphyllum cannifolium

Canna-leaf peace lily

A clumping peace lily about 50 cm tall from wet lowland forests of Trinidad and northern South America. It has broad, canna-like leaves and a white-to-greenish spathe. It grows along streams and in gallery forest, so it wants warm, shaded, humid conditions and constantly moist soil.

Spathiphyllum cannifolium
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

It grows in the understorey of gallery and riparian forest, along streams (caños) and in secondary forest. GBIF records from the Colombian llanos note riparian forest, stream banks and occasionally rocky sites. Some plants grow where the ground floods seasonally.

It is mainly a lowland plant. GBIF records sampled lie from about 150 to 370 m in the llanos. Records at about 1,500 m in Quindío come from a botanical garden and are probably cultivated plants.

TrinidadVenezuelaColombiaGuyanaNorthern Brazil

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 2.0 licence, unmodified.