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Location: North Carolina
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This is really weird. I'd appreciate any help or comments. I had a huge peace lily for about eight years and she was sizeable when I adopted her. She has lived among the others all these years. I have changed her pots and soil occasionally over the years, have had no problems at all. A couple of days ago I decided it was time to separate her into two and I put each of them in two separate, smaller pots, not wanting to shock their roots. I left them on my porch for a couple of hours but not in any direct sunlight. And although I live at the beach, she has sat outside in the moist, salty air for stretches before and it never bothered her. But now, they are both drooping. Not thirsty drooping, I mean drooping, their leaves are almost laying down against their stems, like they are very sad. Anyone experience anything like this before? Are they going to make it? It is causing me a great deal of anxiety!
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My peace lily is having a similar problem. But it started in one area, kind of a clump of roots and seems to be spreading - more areaa of leaves are dropping. I am afraid I have overwatered and got a root disease or fungus. I went so far as to remove the first batch of continually dropping and some dead leaves. But to no avail. It is such a great beautiful flowering plant too!
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Joined: 9/14/2008
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Location: Ankeny, Iowa
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catbythesea wrote:This is really weird. I'd appreciate any help or comments. I had a huge peace lily for about eight years and she was sizeable when I adopted her. She has lived among the others all these years. I have changed her pots and soil occasionally over the years, have had no problems at all. A couple of days ago I decided it was time to separate her into two and I put each of them in two separate, smaller pots, not wanting to shock their roots. I left them on my porch for a couple of hours but not in any direct sunlight. And although I live at the beach, she has sat outside in the moist, salty air for stretches before and it never bothered her. But now, they are both drooping. Not thirsty drooping, I mean drooping, their leaves are almost laying down against their stems, like they are very sad. Anyone experience anything like this before? Are they going to make it? It is causing me a great deal of anxiety! Most likely the plant went into some shock from the division of the plant. It could have also been further stressed by being put outside, especially if there is a drastic temperature of light change it could cause some damage to the plant. If it wasn't damaged too much, new leaves will start developing in a few weeks. Fred Zack wrote:My peace lily is having a similar problem. But it started in one area, kind of a clump of roots and seems to be spreading - more areaa of leaves are dropping. I am afraid I have overwatered and got a root disease or fungus. I went so far as to remove the first batch of continually dropping and some dead leaves. But to no avail. It is such a great beautiful flowering plant too! First thing I would check is to see if the plant is root bound. If it is, that could be the cause. Also, if Peace Lillies are in bright or warm area you may notice a "droop" in the foliage late in the day even if the plant is moist. The plant may not really need water…. make sure you don’t over water the plant. If the heat is too much and the leaves "droop" every day you may begin to see some brown tips or edges. If that is the case, move the plant away from the heat source, such as window or heat duct to a spot with bright indirect light away from the heat source.
Operational Manager at Earl May Nursery and Garden Center in Ames, Iowa
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Location: Cape York QUEENSLAND
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When you say Peace lily do you mean Spathiphyllum , if so most problems are caused by over fertlising or over watering. Fertilise at half the recommended dose of other plants and don't water the plant until you stick your finger into the potting mix to test for moisture .If you finger comes out clean its time to water ,if potting mix sticks to your finger hold off with water . And try to learn the botanical names of you plants, makes solving problems so easy. Common names can change from state to state ,botanical names are the same world wide. Best of luck with you plants.
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Location: Nashville
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I have a peace lilly that i've divided twice, and each time it has gone through the same kind of shock you're describing. Mine always gets better when I put it in a little bit lower light and give it time to mend. Just keep watering it as usual. I also use filtered water, but don't know if that makes any difference. Main thing is, give it time.
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