Spathiphyllum floribundum

snowflower

A compact peace lily from the humid forests of northwestern South America, mainly the middle Magdalena valley of Colombia, with lance-shaped leaves 12–20 cm long and greenish to yellowish-white spathes. It lives on the shaded, moist forest floor in warm, rainy lowland to premontane climates with little seasonal change. At home it wants warmth, steady moisture and low to moderate light.

Spathiphyllum floribundum — Photo: CC BY-SA 3.0, 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

Terrestrial herb of the understory of humid tropical lowland and premontane forest, typically on moist ground, stream banks and shaded slopes.

Recorded 45–2,154 m, median 740 m; the bulk of records lie between about 500 and 1,400 m on the slopes of the Magdalena valley.

ColombiaEcuadorPeruVenezuela

🔒 Growing it like that

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✓ 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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.