Spathe flower, Cobra plant, ספטיפיליום וליס
| Scientific name: | Spathiphyllum wallisii Regel | |
| Common name: | Peace lily, White sails, Spathe flower, Cobra plant | |
| Hebrew name: | ספטיפיליום וליס | |
| Family: | Araceae, לופיים |
Location: Martha's Backyard |
| Life form: | Evergreen | |
| Stems: | 1.5-6 feet tall, short leaf stems, flower stalks | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, simple, dark green spoon-shaped leaves, that narrow to a point, undulate margin | |
| Flowers: | Small, chalk white flowers are packed on a spadix borne in front of an attractive white spathe (to 15cm in length sheathing bract enclosing the spadix) | |
| Fruits / pods: | Berry-like | |
| Origin: | Central America |
Location: Martha's Backyard Derivation of the botanical name: Spathiphyllum, Greek, spathe; phyllon, a leaf, from the leaflike spathe of these herbs. wallisii, named for Gustav Wallis (1830 - 1878), a German plant collector.
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