Think Ive killed my peace lily

[4390evans]

I have had is about a year and potted it on last week... I readthat I could give it a bit bf&b so I give it half a teaspoon full and watered it through. Then slowly over the week the leaves has began to wilt and droop, I cut all the bad leaves off leaving it with 5 good ones now they are giving up..


Do you think I could wash the plant through tomorrow by letting the tap run on the soil to see if I can get rid of the feed?

It was also left in a war, green house overnight when I potted it on...

Not sure which is killing it?

[Glutton4...]

Not sure - I don't have much success with them. I'd cut it back and leave it in the greenhouse and see what Ma Nature decides to do with it. Being from the Tropics, they don't want too much light, and only watering once a week. Good luck!

[lolie]

It would be either too much light or too much fertiliser.

If you fertilise them at all, use a very dilute fertiliser. Don't water them if the soil isn't dry, either.

Peace lilies like warmth, so unless your greenhouse is above the mid-twenties Celsius that shouldn't be the issue. My guess would be that the blood and bone is the problem.

Peace lilies don't like chlorine so if you're going to try and flush out the fertiliser when the plant is already stressed, let the water sit overnight first.

[veggiechicken]

You seem to have shocked it:-
Re-potting,
Not sure about the BFB but you seem to have given it a "good" watering,
Left it in a GH overnight. Although you say its "warm" does that mean its heated?

Add all these shocks together and it may be a Rest in Peace lily.

[4390evans]

Yeah its a heated greenhouse, Im annoyed as its been ok for the 10 months Ive had it. Ive cut it al back and I will flush it through with rain water. Hope it lives, or more come on sale haha

[Thelma Sanders]

Leave it to dry out (nearly) and I bet it will grow back.

One of the most common mistakes in the care of peace lilies is overwatering. Peace lilies are far more tolerant of underwatering than overwatering, which is one of the most common reasons for a peace lily to die. Because of this, you should never water peace lily plants on a schedule. Rather, you should check them once a week to see if they need to be watered. Simply touch the top of the soil to see if it is dry. If it is, water your peace lily. If the soil is still damp, the plant does not need to be watered. Some people will go so far as to wait until their peace lily is starting to droop before watering their plant. As these plants are very drought tolerant, this method does not harm the plant and will prevent overwatering.

Peace lilies do not need frequent fertilizing. Fertilizing with a balanced fertilizer one to two times per year will be enough to keep the plant happy.

Indoor Peace Lily Plants: Growing A Peace Lily Plant

[Zelenina]

I've never grown a peace lily, and wasn't even sure what one was, so I just looked them up out of curiosity. And yeah, you probably overfertilised it. they don't need much, and there would most likely be enough in the new potting compost. They also don't like overwatering as Thelma said. So between the two things, it sounds like it's got a root rot which makes the tops gradually wilt and die off. I think your best plan is to repot it again. take it out of the pot and remove all the fertilised compost, and cut off any rotten roots, then don't fertilise or overwater it in the new pot and it might recover.

[Philthy]

I've got a containerised arum lily which is about 12 years old now. It started life as a houseplant but as it's gotten bigger, it's spent summers outside and the last 4 years outside 24/7, though under a bit of awning and up next to the house, so there is some protection from the elements and any extreme dips in temperature. And it's in Brighton
I always get a bit concerned around November / December as that is when 90% or more of the leaves keel over and yellow, then go black and come away. The crowns look very diminished at this point and I think this'll be the year it finally dies! But it's just shutting down for winter.
I've found the best plan is to just leave it alone completely. No water. No feed. No replanting. The dead leaves dry on the soil surface and perhaps provide some insulation to the rhizomes underneath.
Come early spring (or late winter if it's been a particularly mild one i.e. this year), the plant comes alive again with new leaves emerging. Even then I don't water it. Depending on how warm it gets I start watering again around April. I add Miracle-Gro Continuous Release Plant Food granules to the compost, which promises to feed for up to six months (the growing season). I'll also feed the lily fortnightly when in full flower with soluble potash food. And water freely during summer. To be honest I'd struggle to overwater it.
The species is native to South Africa and thrives in boggy ground and ditches i.e. moist soil. But I think I'm right in saying that in a UK winter, lots of water combined with cold and lack of sun will cause it to really struggle, if not kill it.

[Zelenina]

Arum lilies do look quite similar to peace lilies, Philthy, and they are in the same family of plants, but they are two different species and, according to what I've read, like to grow in different conditions. In particular arum lilies like more moisture and sunlight than peace lilies, and can tolerate cooler temperatures. A peace lily would probably not survive a winter outdoors in the UK, and they don't have any underground rhizomes they can regrow from in the spring.