The best water for a peace lily
A peace lily will survive on tap water for years and look slightly worse every month: brown tips, then yellowing edges. The plant is not dying. It is reacting to what is in the water.
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Filtered, rain or distilled water, at room temperature. Peace lilies react to chlorine and fluoride with brown leaf tips. Filtered and remineralized water removes both and keeps the minerals the plant uses.
What a peace lily reacts to
Fluoride, deposited at the leaf tips, which brown first.
Chlorine and chloramine, which stress the fine roots.
Cold water, which shocks it. Use room temperature.
Softener salt. Avoid softened water entirely.
Which water to use
| Water | What it does for this plant | Catch |
|---|---|---|
| Tap water | Carries chlorine, chloramine and fluoride straight to the roots | The usual cause of yellowing |
| Tap water left out overnight | Loses chlorine only | Chloramine and fluoride remain |
| Distilled water | Clean, nothing harmful | No minerals at all; you carry and store jugs |
| Rain water | Excellent | Only when you have it |
| Filtered and remineralized | Removes chlorine, chloramine and fluoride and keeps minerals | Needs a filter |
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How to switch
Start using filtered water tonight.
Flush the pot once, watering until it runs freely from the bottom, to clear what has built up.
Trim brown tips along the leaf shape and watch the new leaves.
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Filters chlorine, chloramine, fluoride and lead as you pour, then adds back 20+ minerals
$69 · Free shipping · 30-day money-back guarantee
plus sales tax where applicable
Less than a season of distilled water jugs, and nothing to carry.
The Tap Water Plant Guide
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