Peace lilies may have earned a reputation as an easy houseplant to care for, but that doesn’t mean getting them to bloom is a complete piece of cake.

Keeping a peace lily alive doesn’t take much effort – they don’t mind dry soil and will be happy in most light conditions.

However, they won’t produce their signature white flowers unless you take the time to give them everything they need to thrive.

While dedicated plant food for peace lilies can be used to fertilise these houseplants, one plant pro claimed that owners would see their peace lily “explode with so many flowers” when using rice flour.

Rice is rich in several different nutrients, including nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, magnesium, zinc, iron and sulphur which makes it fantastic for peace lilies.

In a video posted on their YouTube account Plant Tips, a houseplant expert captioned it: “Amazing result, grow peace lily with one cup of rice flour, so many flowers explode.”

In the video, the expert starts by showing the end result of the fertilising tip which captures the peace lily with over nine healthy and bright white blooms.

The expert then showed how the peace lily looked before the tip and the plant was wilted, had no blooms and was full of dead leaves.

To fix this, the expert removed the peace lily from the container, propagated it and reported the plant with a potting mix consisting of perlite, coir, soil, rice husks and fertiliser.

The plant pro then combined water with one cup of rice flour to get a very watery consistency and started by using the solution to wipe down the leaves.

The rice water flour was then poured over the potting mix of the plant.

After two months, two blooms started to grow from the peace lily and the leaves were a much more vibrant green shade.

The expert continued to water the peace lily with rice flour and even used it in a spray bottle to spritz the top of the plant.

Three months later the peace lay was bursting with blooms and the plant looked healthier than ever.

While the expert failed to specify how often the peace lily was watered with rice flour, it’s best to use it in moderation. Due to the potential for starch buildup, you’ll want to apply rice water to your plants only once a month.

When you’re not using rice water, stick with your typical tap water or rainwater.

Rice flour is something you can pick up at local supermarkets. It retails for just 89p at Morrisons and £1.95 at Sainsbury’s.