Hi I am attaching some photos of one of my favorite plants. I was told that it is a Giant Peace Lily but it really doesn't look like any of the pictures that I have seen of Sensations or Suprema. Any ideas? Also, I am including a picture of one of the leaves as it is "warping". Is that a sign of bad light or watering? Any help is appreciated.
mtnjgrl, Your plant looks great to me! Sure looks like 'Mauna Loa'. I just don't see the ''warping". It could just look that way because the leaves are large and heavy. Peace lilies like their soil on the moist side, don't let it completely dry out or keep it wet all the time. Let the top inch or two start to dry before watering. Keep in bright indirect light.
Not surprising since, in addition to the 80 plus described species known to scientific, there are well over 100 hybrid variations created my man. One of the world's most popular aroid species, it is one of the top houseplants grown in the world. Hybridizes have tried for many years to create specimens with larger (or smaller) leaves as well as larger and more unusual inflorescences. The "flower" is not a flower but is truly an inflorescence. That white spathe is simply a modified leaf. The true flowers grow along the center of the spadix in the middle of the spathe and are quite tiny.
