Spathiphyllum is one of the most loved and appreciated plants by gardening lovers. It has robust leaves and periodically produces white, fragrant flowers. Despite being one of the most widespread plants, few know how to properly care for a spathiphyllum.

Although it is relatively easy to care for, there are tricks that can make the leaves of spathiphyllum always healthier and greener, and that the plant can produce abundant flowers. If your spathiphyllum has yellow leaves and does not bloom, the following tips will be for you.

The basic care of spathiphyllum consists of ensuring good drainage and good soil, which must always be moist but without standing water.

Place the spathiphyllum in a well-lit place, but not in direct sunlight. Finally, clean their leaves regularly, to remove dust that could impede proper photosynthesis.

Here are three tricks to recover a suffering spathiphyllum, improve its appearance and activate its flowering. These are three fertilizers that are simple to prepare, but with excellent results.

Makeup with rusty nails

This trick should be applied if the leaves of your spathiphyllum are yellowish.

Pour two liters of water into a container and dip a handful of rusty nails into it, being very careful not to cut yourself. Let the nails soak for a week, then remove them and mix the liquid with three more liters of water. Pour it all into a big enough bottle.

Water your spathiphyllum once a week with this solution. Oddly enough, this method is very helpful in solving the problem of iron deficiency that causes leaf yellowing.

Flowering trick based on coffee and onion

Mix a liter of water with 5 tablespoons of ground coffee. Pour the same amount of water into another container and add some onion peels. After about 24 hours, drain both solutions and mix them together.

Use this liquid to water your spathiphyllum every 30 days. This is one of the most effective tricks to activate spathiphyllum flowering.

Trick to stimulate growth with milk

Mix half a liter of water with half a liter of whole milk. Water spathiphyllum once a week with this solution.

This trick will give spathiphyllum all the nutrients it needs to grow faster.

Remember that spathiphyllum flowering occurs after the first 6 months of the plant’s life. Spathiphyllum tends to suffer from magnesium deficiency and to be attacked by fungi.