No matter the heat, the large peace lily in the quadrangle garden is covered with blooms. Peace lilies are native to tropical regions, so they thrive in environments with higher humidity. That’s the summer environment in Florida – hot and humid. They also prefer bright, indirect light. Avoid direct sunlight, which can scorch their leaves. The bush is thriving despite the fact it receives some direct sun. Surrounded by the condo building I live in, many hours of the day it is in the shade. As the sun travels in the sky each day, it also receives some full sun. A few of the leaves have scorching on the edge.
I had a peace lily in my home off and on for decades. Now that I have several around me in the garden, I enjoy the plants outside. I come out on the second floor walkway to see the garden and morning light.
On one side is a narrow view of a large, beautiful live oak tree. I do enjoy the lush plantings here. The Southern Live Oak is a symbol of the old South. Its wide branches, often covered with Spanish moss, show a timeless beauty. You’ll see them all along the Gulf shores like Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi.
I hope you are staying inside as the heat wave crosses the country. Avoid spending a long time outside during the heat of the day. Talk to you soon!
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Our summers ( July and August) in Pennsylvania are hot and humid as well, often reaching the low or high 90’s. The only difference is we normally get some relief in early morning or late evening when it might go down to the low 70’s. This week we reached 100! That peace Lilly is lovely but I have all direct sun, so even though it like heat and humidity, it probably wouldn’t thrive in my yard.
It’s a tropical plant that would not survive winter up north. The most you can do is have a potted plant inside unless you have a tree to put it under in the summer.
That’s lovely, Carol. I like the oak as well. Nice shade.
…it has a lovely name, I have a variegated leaf one on our living room.
The variegated leaf ones are not common here in Florida. I’d love that!
Beautiful peace lily! We had a couple of days that’s pretty hot, but last two days were rainy and cloudy.
I always seem to learn something about plants when I read your blog. The peace lily is beautiful.
Beautiful peace lilies and a lovely sky!
Your quadrangle garden is a little oasis, especially with that thriving peace lily. Stay cool during the heatwave!
Lovely little flowering bush! And your shots of the live oaks and your environment do remind me of living in a condo in Tampa. Lush trees. Now I’m under maples, again there’s the feeling of plenty of green-ness!
Beautiful Peace Lilies in the garden and wonderful sky and cloud shot ~ thanks,
Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores, clm,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Beautiful photos. A big old oak tree with branches covered with Spanish moss is a wonderful sight!
Peace lilies are so pretty.
One thing I miss about Florida is seeing what are house plants to us in New York growing outdoors down there. I love peace lilies. Your post did put me in a peaceful mood. P.S. Relief from heat today – it’s 66 degrees right now at 2:30 pm. Alana ramblinwitham
Good grief! 66 degrees – we’ll not talk about my lows in summer in Florida – not very low to say the least.
Wow, I haven’t seen the peace lily planted outdoors. It’s typically potted indoor plant. Nice to see that it can survive outdoors too.
They only survive more tropical temperatures and can’t stand freezes.
A lovely look around your home Carol. The Peace Lily is beautiful and love the oak tree.
I love your peace lily. I guess that I am kind of like them. I like strong indirect sun also. Don’t put me in the sun or I’ll scorch.
I love your southern live oaks also.
You’re preaching to the choir – burnt was a frequent summer casualty as a child.
I enjoyed the collage of photos of your condo.
Those peace lilies look gorgeous,.
Love the sky shot with those dreamy clouds.
Here the peace lily is an indoor plant. I had one that got really big.
Peace lillies are such beautiful flowers and smell so nice as you pass them by. We do get some varieties of lillies growing here in the UK and I think that will increase as our summers become hotter.