I've had a Ming Aralia in my cubicle for almost 6 months now. It seemed to be doing well and there was lots of new growth. The past couple weeks I noticed that the branches seemed to be weak and less tight than they had been, but I wasn't sure what to do about it and I wasn't even sure if anything wrong or if it was okay for the branches to become a little looser.

This morning though when I walked in the branches were drooping badly. I've never kept a houseplant before and I'm not sure what to do, but I really want to save it. I read that tap water is bad for plants because of the other compounds in it, but I normally feed my Ming Aralia tap water at work just because it is easier to access. I could bring distilled water though if need be. I have not fertilized it. I try to let it dry out between waterings because I read that that's what you should do. I sometimes do trickle water into it though - which might be the source of the problem. The soil seems to drain fine.. It's not by a window.. I checked the bottom. It was not soggy and the roots looked ok to me, but I will post some pictures.