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Peace Lily curling?

9 years ago

Hello,

I've had a nice peace lily since May and I believe I've taken care of it well. I have it in a fast draining mix in a terra cotta pot to try to prevent over watering. It's a pretty tight plant so probably will need to repot next spring. It is in a room where it gets bright SE light but never gets direct sunlight. It has put out flowers since I got it. My question is, I've noticed that some of the leaves are curled. I don't know if it's just normal that way or if it means something. The only thing I can think of doing that might help the plant is letting water sit (get the chlorine out) before watering it.

Is some side curling normal?


Comments (9)

  • 9 years ago

    Laurie, Here's the whole plant picture. Overall I think it is fairly healthy.


    Z


  • 9 years ago

    Looks OK to me & since it's flowering, that suggests it's happy.

    I don't particularly see what curling you mean, I think that's just the natural leaf shape. I've got a regular Spath & a mini one, each has their share of leaves w/ curves, seems natural.

    Z Man thanked Karen S. (7b, NYC)
  • 9 years ago

    Some of the leaves just have a definite weird, firm shape to them. Of course the plant is up against the wall, maybe they got bent permanently a certain way due to being scrunched up against the wall. Who knows...

  • 9 years ago

    This plant has a little wave to the leaves. I found one with dark leaves like yours, and even wavier leaves, but it would not post. I think you have a very healthy plant that is a large variety, that has a wave to the leaves. If you google spaths and then click images, you will see the leaves vary a lot from plant to plant. I think your is much more interesting than the straight leaves on other varieties. Nice growing.

    Z Man thanked Laurie (8A)
  • 9 years ago

    Thank you! It's quite big and grown a lot in it's little pot. By spring I am excited to separate it into like three plants! I'm really getting into houseplants this year.


    Z

  • 4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    this is happening to mine and im deffs not just imagining it. it wasnt like this before and now theyve gotten super curved especially the new ones, some of them are full on spirals... im thinkig maybe the leaves are a bit dry so ive started spraying the leaves but well see. it other wise seems really healthy, like its putting out lots of flowers so im wondering if its even a problem just pretty curious why its doing that. how did yours go later?

  • 4 years ago

    I read the above thread and still don't understand what exactly the problem is. All the pics above show healthy looking spaths. There are some differences in the leaf size, luster, and form depending on the particular cultivar.


    In an earlier posting, I had posted pics of two of mine inquiring about the identification of the particular cultivar. I will bump up that thread for the pics that show some differences among cultivars.

  • 4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    I see what you're referring to, Z. Something I wrote/ saved, for reference:

    Leaves - Reading

    When leaf tips or margins abnormally curl/cup upward, it's usually an indication the plant is trying to retain moisture – most common causes are dry soils or high temps; or, if you are using supplemental lighting, the lights might be too close.

    When leaf margins curl down, especially if leaves droop abnormally from the base of the leaf to the leaf tip, there is probably an issue affecting root function or health. The main causal suspects would be over-watering or soil compaction causing an inadequate supply of oxygen to roots, a root infection, or a TDS (fertility) level too high, which can limit water uptake.

    Leaves that terminate in a downward hanging drip tip are a normal part of the plant's morphology; however, if the tip of the new leaves is markedly hooked:


    and accompanied by other leaf deformities,


    it could be early signs of a culturally deficiency of calcium, which is very commonly caused by over-watering, and can occur even when there is an adequate supply of Ca in the grow medium.

    Al

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