Hi, if it was bought this year, there is every possibility that it was 'forced' into flower for selling, it has probably flowered all it's going to for this year, it will flower again next spring and summer, Derek.

Also you may be being too kind to it. Bio and frequent watering will encourage foliage rather than flowers. Try being a bit meaner. I often only water mine when it begins to droop a bit and feed it only very occasionally. It flowers well. keep it on a north facing windowsill if youhave one, they don't like a lot of sun.

thanks.
it is in a shady place and i haven't overwatered/fed it too much. and apart from no 'flowers', the foilage hasn't increased. and yes, i have repotted it once since last year so it isn't potbound.

That's all I can think of then. Mine certainly is potbound, been in the same pot for 10 years with just the occasional feed.

I have heard that peace lilies do far better when watered with tepid rain water rather than tap water.

Rain water would be especially preferable to tap water for just about all plants if you live in a hard water area such as the south of England.

I think Cumbria has soft water?

yes, soft water in cumbria.
thanks for all the advice. maybe i'll feed and water less now and see if that makes a difference ... cut down on the tlc!

I made the point about hard water because it contains a higher content of minerals than soft water, especially calcium, which can cause problems with the capillary action of plants to absorb the water.

Even if you live in a soft water area It's still preferable to use rain water because the water companies add chlorine to tap water which is effectively bleach.

Bleach isn't something that you should be feeding to plants and peace lilies in particular. If you are stuck and need to use tap water then at least let it settle in an open container for a few hours to to allow the chlorine to deplete.

No argument with that, just saying mine has flourished for years with what I do. We do filter our drinking water to get rid of the chlorine - maybe we should give the lily a treat and use some of that.