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Help with Peace Lily

4 years ago

I live in the NE. First tome dealing with Peace Lily. I bought two from Home Depot and they were repotted with four. I cut some of the roots and used Miracle Repotting Mix. I gave it water until it drained. The leave are droopy and turning yellow. The soil remains moist so that they have not needed a watering. I give them indirect sunlight. What did I do wrong, please help. Can they be saved?

Comments (11)

  • 4 years ago

    I don't know what "repotted with four" means but anyway you repotted. You mean you separated into 4 plants and pots?


    My experience with this plant is that it does not enjoy repotting which messes much with the roots. The last time I repotted, the plant drooped and pouted for weeks before springing back.


    Sounds like you are doing everything you can for the plants. Indirect light is good. Moist potting mix is ok but be very careful about adding more water because the plants probably aren't taking up much now. Don't let them sit in a draft like heater vent or cold air.


    All you can do now is wait, give them time, but I don't think the plants are doomed.

  • 4 years ago

    why did you cut roots?? .. instead of getting a bigger pot to put it in.. without root cutting??


    ken

  • 4 years ago

    You stressed them with cutting some roots and dividing. They should recover but it will take time. Cut off the yellow leaves. When you cut roots, you should also take out some top growth to give it a chance to recover for the root loss. If you watch any programs on bonsai - when they root prune, they also prune the tops.


    Peace lilies are tough - tough as nails. I have 3 - all from funerals - my grandmother in 92, my brother in 97, and my dad in 2015. The first two peace lilies were neglected - looked dead from not watering, then I saturated the pots. Finally threw them on my compost heap in 2007. They got buried my more compost and "dirt" for that season. The next year my wife wanted me to move the big compost heap to a location further back. After digging a foot or more, I found a green plant and wondered what it was - it was one of the peace lilies. A little more digging and I found the second one. That was in 2008 and I still have them today.


    Here was our young pup digging in the massive compost heap in May, 2008.


    Here is one of them August, 2020 outdoors.


  • 4 years ago

    Thanks for the answers. I repotted into four new pots. Are Peace Lily a funeral plant? I was thinking of giving them away as girfts. I failed to mentioned that the repotting process was on October 15. I have cut many leaves away and it is naked now. If I keep cutting the yellow leaves away, some pots I am left with nothing.


    Some advice I read recommended cutting some of the roots away and I followed that advice

  • 4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    You will see a lot of peace lilies at funerals (that is how I came by all the ones I have as I never thought of buying any) but there are lots of other plants given at funerals too. Tree Philodendrons, Calla lilies, cut flowers (soon to be compost), Schefflera, and many common green houseplants are typical plants at funerals.

    Well the damage is done to the roots so no sense in worrying about them now. Just follow general guidelines and they will or should rebound - it may take months or a couple of years. Experience is often the best teacher?

  • 4 years ago

    Not necessarily a funeral plant at all. Anyone would be pleased to get a peace lily as a plant and not read anything into it.


    You are just in the "wait and see" phase now.

  • 4 years ago

    Cear…you could be right.

  • 4 years ago

    I personally think MG soils are formulated to intentionally KILL plants in order to keep the plant trade alive.

  • 4 years ago

    I only use MG for the last several years without much ado. I try to not do heavy handed watering during winter and it made all the difference.



    some begonias


    a few plants



    The holes are from falling debris or insects but MG is not responsible for that.


    I rarely repot but will add some soil to the top of pots if they are getting low.




    Most do better outdoors in summer though.


  • 4 years ago

    Thnaks everyone for the advice!