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Peace lily bloomed after I used tap water by mistake

My peace lily had no flowers for three years. I always gave it filtered water from my fridge. Last month, I forgot to fill the jug and used plain tap water. A few weeks later, it pushed out a white bloom. This small win has me confused. Do other botany lovers have tips on water for peace lilies? Should I keep using tap water or switch back?
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abby_martinez
Xenah35 has a point about hard water... mine does the same thing with plain tap. I stopped using distilled water last year because it was such a pain, and now I get blooms every few months. I think the minerals in tap water might just be what they want... like a tiny bit of food. Maybe filtered water is too clean for them. I'd say stick with the tap for a while and see what happens.
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the_hugo
the_hugo6d ago
Why switch back? Mine loves tap, like @abby_martinez's.
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xenah35
xenah356d ago
My peace lily loves the hard water from my kitchen sink!
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quinn606
quinn6062d ago
Mine's thriving on straight tap water too, never looked better.
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