Araceae

Peace lily

Spathiphyllum wallisii Regel

Family: Araceae
Genus: Spathiphyllum

Peace lily: detail of a Spadix of Spathiphyllum wallisii — Photo: Paulo Roberto C M Jr., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (14)

Afrikaans: Seilbootjies
Arabic: الأشرعة البيضاء
arz: الاشرعة البيضاء
Burmese: ရှင်သီဝလိဂမုန်း
Chinese: 弯穗苞叶芋
Czech: Toulcovka kolumbijská
Danish: Fredslilje
English: Peace lily
Malayalam: സ്പാത്തിഫില്ലം വാലിസി
Norwegian Bokmål: Fredslilje
Persian: گل اسپاتی فیلوم
Polish: Skrzydłokwiat Wallisa
Portuguese: Lírio-da-paz
Swedish: Fredskalla

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: introduced

Plant problems

Peace lily leaves turning brown at tips: causes and fixesBrown tips on peace lily leaves usually point to tap water minerals, low humidity, or watering swings. Here is how to diagnose the cause and fix it.

Photos

Photo: Paulo Roberto C M Jr., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nacasma, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daramlagon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dguendel, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); common names from SimplePlant editors (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.