Peace Lily - Characteristics, detailed planting and flowering techniques

Peace lily (three-color peace lily) is a native wild orchid that is very popular in Vietnam. Its flowers come in three prominent colors: white, purple, and yellow. It has a mild fragrance and is easy to grow and care for.

Peace lily is one of the native orchid species popular in Vietnam thanks to its elegant beauty with flowers in 3 harmonious colors: purple - white - yellow with a gentle, pleasant fragrance. In particular, this orchid species also has the ability to adapt well to our country's climate, simple care techniques, so it is loved and highly appreciated by many orchid enthusiasts.

If you want to learn more about the 3-color orchid, don't miss the article shared by wild orchid below. There is sure to be a lot of useful information and valuable experience to help you easily "capture" this beautiful, graceful orchid.

Overview of Peace Lily

The orchids are blooming in the sun.

Orchid Dendrobium gratiosissimum, also known as Dendrobium tricolor, Dendrobium gratiosissimum, belongs to the genus Dendrobium. This is a native forest orchid of Southeast Asia, growing naturally in humid tropical forests at an altitude of 500 - 1300 m.

Peace lily is commonly distributed in the following countries:

• Vietnam: Northwestern and Central Highlands mountainous provinces such as Son La, Hoa Binh, Lam Dong, Gia Lai, Kon Tum,...
• Thailand, Laos, Myanmar and China

Nowadays, thanks to its beautiful appearance, eye-catching colors and good adaptability, Peace Lily has been widely grown in tropical countries and has also become a native orchid species of Vietnam listed in the "Vietnam Wild Orchids" category.

The name “gratiosissimum” in Latin means “very graceful,” referring to the delicate, distinctive beauty of this orchid.

What is special about peace lily?

Image of the stem, flowers and leaves of the peace lily.

Let's learn in detail about the physical characteristics of the orchid to see if it stands out among thousands of other orchid species in the Dendrobium genus.

Close :

• Herbaceous, multi-stemmed orchid, developing as separate buds
• The stem is round, has many segments, is yellowish green or light purple in color, and has a white shell surrounding it.
• Body length from 25 - 40 cm, diameter from 0.5 - 0.7 cm

Roots :

• Wind Root, Ivory White
• Roots grow from the base or nodes of the stem.

Leaves :

• Lanceolate leaves, 10 - 15 cm long
• Grow alternately along the stem but mainly concentrated from ⅔ of the stem up
• Leaves usually fall at the end of the rainy season (October - December) to prepare for flower bud differentiation.

Flower :

• Large flowers, 4 - 6 cm in diameter, growing sparsely from dormant buds
• The flower has 3 distinct colors with white petals and light purple tips, round lip with white-orange throat, and light purple lip border.
• The petals are thin, soft and arranged very naturally.
• The flower has a light, faint fragrance, not too strong like the Phi Diep orchid.
• Flowers only stay fresh for about 5 - 10 days
• Flowers bloom in March - May

How to plant and care for peace lily in detail

Learn how to grow peace lily in detail from A to Z.

If you want to try your hand at peace lily, please refer to the detailed planting instructions we share below, guaranteed to be simple but very effective.

Seed preparation

Your orchid pot will adapt and grow best if you choose good varieties and handle them properly. Therefore, please note the following.

Select breed :

• Prioritize choosing healthy seedlings, round trunk, not soft, free of pests and diseases, with clear dormant buds.
• If you choose the original wild orchid, it will take more time and techniques to domesticate, but the price will be cheaper.
• Choosing pure potted orchids is easy to grow, easy to care for, and blooms quickly, but the price will be higher.

Seed treatment :

• Soak orchid roots in lime water or diluted Physan 20 to disinfect and kill bacteria.
• Continue soaking in B1 and Atonik solution to stimulate root growth.
• Hang the orchid in a cool place for 1-2 days to dry completely before planting or transplanting.

Preparation and treatment of growing medium

You can grow orchids in two ways: grafting on wood or planting in pots. Here are some suggestions on the best growing medium and treatment to help orchids take root quickly and have fewer pests and diseases.

• Potted: Pine bark, soft coconut fiber, charcoal, pumice, moss
• Wood grafting, driftwood: Longan wood, star apple wood, dry tree trunks, coconut fiber boards,...

Substrate requirements :

• Breathable, well drained, relatively humid.
• Soak the growing medium in lime water for 1-2 days, then dry completely in the sun to kill pathogens.

Techniques for growing/grafting Peace Lily

Once you have prepared the seeds and substrate, growing the orchid will become much simpler. Just follow the instructions below.

Grafting orchid onto wood/driftwood :

• Place the orchid base close to the substrate, use nylon wire or zip ties to secure.
• Do not over tighten as this may damage the plant.
• Cover with a thin layer of moss to keep the roots moist.
• Hang orchids in a cool place with 70 - 80% diffused light.
• Do not water for the first 3 days, after 3 days spray lightly

Growing Peace Lily in pots :

• Use a ceramic or plastic pot with good drainage holes.
• Spread a layer of charcoal under the pot.
• Place the orchid base close to the edge of the pot, creating a 45 degree angle so that the orchid hangs down and looks more beautiful.
• Cover the base with a thin layer of pine bark.
• After 3 days of planting, water lightly.

Detailed care of peace lily

Let's learn how to take care of Peace Lily in detail from planting location, light, watering to fertilizing to help the orchid grow well and bloom beautifully.

Temperature & light :

• Scattered light from 60 - 70%
• Place the plant in a cool place, avoid strong sunlight, rain and strong winds.

Watering :

• Growing season (March - October): Water abundantly, watering in the early morning or cool evening.
• Dry season - rest season: Water 2 - 3 times/week, preferably light mist.
• Note: Do not water the top or roots. Check the growing medium before watering, only water when the growing medium is dry.

Fertilizer :

• Prioritize: Using organic fertilizers such as chicken manure, vermicompost, composted cow manure combined with NPK fertilizer to provide adequate nutrients for plants.
• Growth stage (March - September): Fertilize with root stimulant, combined with organic fertilizer, Trichoderma, NPK 20-10-10 or 14-13-13 to help orchids grow strongly.
• Stage from September - October: NPK 6-30-30 + TE alternately to help the plant have enough nutrients before entering the "dormant" stage to flower.
• Dormant period (October - February of the following year): Stop fertilizing to let the plant rest.

Disease prevention :

• Peace lily has rotten roots and base: Limit watering at the base, choose a well-drained substrate, spray Ridomil Gold and Nano silver to kill fungus.
• Peace lily has leaf spots: Spray Physan periodically to limit fungus, keep the environment airy, avoid too high humidity.

Techniques to stimulate orchids to bloom on time

Technique to stimulate orchids to bloom in season.

To help the peace lily bloom at the desired time, in addition to daily care, you need to pay attention to "stimulating" the flowers to bloom. Please refer to the detailed instructions below.

Flower cycle of peace lily

Typically, the growth cycle of peace lily goes as follows:

• Growth period: March - September
• Dormant period : October - December
• Natural flowering period : March - May of the following year.

It can be seen that if you let the orchid bloom naturally, it will not be in time for Tet, so if you want them to bloom on Tet, you need to adjust the dormant period and stimulate the buds earlier than the normal cycle.

Flower stimulation techniques

Here are specific steps to help you stimulate orchids to bloom effectively, let's take a look now!

• Step 1 : Choose an orchid that is old enough, over 1 year old, with old stems and fallen leaves.
• Step 2 : Proceed to "dry" from October so that the plant can enter the flower bud differentiation stage. Stop watering for 20-30 days, stop fertilizing, place the plant in a cool place, avoid night dew and rain.
• Step 3 : After 1 month of drying, use specialized flower stimulants such as Atonik, B1 + high phosphate fertilizer, dilute and spray on the base and trunk once a week, spray about 2-3 times.
• Step 4 : You can combine spraying water on your body every morning.
• Step 5 : When you see buds appear, move the orchid to a place with more light to stimulate buds, maintain an airy environment, high humidity from 60 - 70%

Distinguishing between Peace Lily and Stone Orchid

Three-color Peace Lily and Stone Orchid

Nowadays, many people mistake the orchid and the stone dragon orchid as one, but in fact, these are two completely different orchid species. They are both orchids with purple flowers and belong to the genus Dendrobium. Let's find out the differences between these two orchid species.

Peace lily price update 2025

If you want to buy orchids, please refer to the prices of some popular orchids on the market that we have compiled below.

• Peace lily in wooden pot, small basket : 200,000 - 500,000 VND/pot/bunch, depending on size.
• Original wild peace lily : 50,000 - 150,000 VND/bunch, natural line, not domesticated.

Questions and answers about peace lily

Is peace lily fragrant?

Yes, peace lily has a very pleasant fragrance, faint but not strong but enough to impress others.

What month does the tricolor peace lily bloom?

Usually, peace lily will bloom in March - May of the solar calendar, after the stem has lost all its leaves.

Is peace lily difficult to grow?

No. Peace lily is easy to grow, has few pests and is suitable for Vietnam's climate.

Beautiful Peace Lily Pictures

Please take a look at the beautiful pictures of the orchid with three charming colors to feel all the graceful and delicate beauty that this native orchid brings. Surely you will have to "fall in love" at first sight.

A peace lily in bloom.

The fragile beauty of 3-color peace lily.

Close-up of the orchid face with 3 typical colors: purple - white - yellow.

A super beautiful natural 3-color peace lily.

Thus, through the information that orchid-vn.com shares in the above article, you can better understand about orchids . This is indeed a beautiful, unique wild orchid and is a perfect choice for everyone, including those who are new to orchid growing or those who have a lot of experience.

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