Why are the latest lily leaves turning soft and curling?

Lilies usually grow with glossy green leaves and bloom with extremely delicate and charming flowers, possessing very high ornamental value. But this flowering plant has relatively high requirements for its growing environment and care conditions, and the slightest carelessness may cause poor growth. For a flowering potted plant, this will inevitably greatly reduce its ornamental value.

Well, recently a friend encountered a situation where lily leaves turned soft and curled. When a plant develops soft leaves and curled leaves, it affects both growth and flowering, as well as its ornamental appearance. So we need to figure out exactly what is causing it.

Lilies prefer a fertile, loose, breathable, well-draining, humus-rich, slightly acidic potting soil environment, and have habit characteristics such as liking light but not tolerating strong light, liking warmth but not tolerating high temperatures, and liking moisture but not tolerating waterlogging. If the care environment is unsuitable and the growing conditions cannot be met, the plant is often prone to developing this or that kind of problem.

Facts have shown that if the growing environment of potted lilies has relatively high humidity, relatively poor ventilation, and insufficient light, it is often relatively easy to cause the plant's leaves to turn soft and curl. But it may also be caused by damage to the roots resulting from excessive watering that causes water to accumulate in the pot. So generally we need to start rescue efforts from these two aspects.

When lilies develop soft leaves and curled leaves, we must pay attention to it. If it is caused by a poor growing environment, generally we only need to promptly improve the care conditions. Generally, we promptly bring it under control and place the plant in an environment with ample light and smooth ventilation, and it can gradually recover.

But if it is caused by root rot, we still need to first determine the extent of the root rot. If it is only mild root rot, usually we only need to water with some carbendazim solution and pay attention to controlling water in normal care. But if the root rot is relatively severe, we must promptly trim the roots and sterilize and disinfect them, then change the pot and soil and replant, otherwise it may lead to the death of the plant.