The cold water can do some spotting on the leaves - but not kill the plant. So - it is not the biggest problem. If you let it dry to dust - the minuscule hair roots die - and if you water it excessively - the plant cannot absorb the water fast - because of the lost roots - and it can cause a root rot. If the plant is dry - you need to start watering it very sparingly letting the roots regrow.

You need to remove all the leaves that are sticking out of this pot - leave just a small rosette, all flowers, unearth and inspect the roots - if they are brown and rotting - you need to cut the crown off - start low - and go up until the stem is not showing anything brown.You can stick a stub it in a small pot with a barely moist soil - and cover with a plastic baggie for a week or 2, or just stick it in a water - when the stub touches the water - and leaves do not - it will grow new roots real fast - and then you can pot it. The final pot should be smaller - 1/3 of the diameter of the crown. Since it will be a temporary pot - it will grow out of it soon - you can just take a plastic youhurt cup and punch a hole in a bottom for drainage.

The central part of the plant is healthy and full of energy to grow - you caught it on time.

If you inspect the roots - and they are still ok - remove the outer leaves and flowers and pot it in a much smaller pot. Plastic is better than ceramic. Keep soil barely moist - just add some water to the saucer every several days, wait 15 min - and splash the rest out.

Good Luck, ask questions and keep us updated.

i.

Thank you for the reply! So I inspected the stem. I cut Into it and it is nice and green. Roots appear brown and white. They appear to be in good shape. It does not look like they are rotting. Is brown a normal color for the roots?

Candace -

Yellowish brown is OK, black brown is bad. Rotten roots practically fall off, live ones - give you a good resistance if you pull them. Anyway - seems that you are in business - pot it up and cover with a plastic baggie. And do not use this big old pot. It is too big. The soil should be to the rim of the pot and almost to the bottom leaf stalks.

And do not wait 3 more weeks to water - use this little device called your index finger - if you touch the soil - and it is moist - do not water, if it getting dry - add a bit. No drought to drown - the plant will use its resources, it will regrow hair roots - but if you stress it again - it will croak.

There are different things to do if you leave your house for extended period of time and do not want to dry your plants too much. You can move the plant inside the room and cover it with a drop cloth, you can put it on a wick and reservoir, you can ask your friend to come and water - and this is the tricky thing - friends always overwater them ... to death...