What to Do When Peace Lily Leaves Droop and Dry Up? Causes and Solutions

The peace lily is a common ornamental plant with lush green foliage and auspicious symbolism. Many friends find that after growing a peace lily for some time, it looks listless, with leaves turning yellow, drooping, and drying up, no longer as fresh and green as when first purchased. What should you do at this point, and how can you make it grow lush again? Let us take a look together at what to do when peace lily leaves droop and dry up!

What to Do When Peace Lily Leaves Droop

1. New soil and new pot phenomenon: Drooping leaves are fairly common in newly purchased peace lilies, because both the soil and the pot are new, so the peace lily easily develops drooping leaves. You can move the peace lily, pot and all, to a bathroom or another place where water drains easily, water it excessively to make sure the soil is thoroughly soaked, with water flowing out of the drainage holes, and also soak the flower pot. Basically, after one day the peace lily can recover its vitality.

2. Caused by environmental changes: The drooping peace lily leaves may be caused by changes in the environment. During its growth, the peace lily needs fairly good light; apart from shading it during the scorching summer sun, it must be given good light at other times. The suitable growing temperature for the peace lily is 20°C to 30°C.

3. Caused by overwatering: Overwatering the peace lily can also cause leaves to droop. It may be that too much water was given, causing too much water around the roots and rotting them, or the soil may be unfavorable, or drainage may be too slow, causing problems at the roots and making the peace lily leaves droop. The peace lily likes water but should not be waterlogged; especially when light is poor and temperatures are low, reduce the frequency of watering and mainly mist the leaves instead.

4. Unsuitable soil and water acidity or alkalinity: Drooping leaves caused by unsuitable soil and water acidity or alkalinity can also occur because most soil and water in northern regions is on the alkaline side, while the peace lily prefers slightly acidic conditions. So when watering the peace lily, mix in a modest amount of edible vinegar and ferrous sulfate to keep the water's pH between 5 and 6.5.

What to Do When Peace Lily Leaves Dry Up

1. Unsuitable environment: Caused by frost damage, long periods without light or insufficient light, or long-term waterlogging.

2. Unsuitable temperature: In some places the temperature is relatively low, while after being moved indoors the temperature may be relatively high, or every place it is moved to has a relatively low temperature, causing rapid water loss and wilting.

3. Newly transplanted plant: The drying of peace lily leaves may also be because the seller newly transplanted it into the pot and it has not yet recovered its growth vigor, resulting in wilting.

4. Unsuitable light: The peace lily needs fairly good light to grow; apart from shading it during the scorching summer sun, it must be given good light at other times.

5. Incorrect watering: The peace lily likes water but should not be waterlogged; especially when light is poor and temperatures are low, reduce the frequency of watering. Place it in a spot with ample light, stop watering the potting soil, increase misting of the leaves, and keep the ambient temperature at around 25°C; it can recover in about 10 days.

What to Do When Peace Lily Leaves Turn Yellow

1. Lack of soil: Some flower enthusiasts have reported that many of the original deep pots are propped up at the bottom with foam and such, with actually only a little soil on top. I have seen this situation in other potted plants as well. To save on soil, the seller ultimately causes the result that after watering and fertilizing, the peace lily perks up for two days and then suddenly wilts again. It is recommended that after buying one, flower enthusiasts try to repot it if possible, and if conditions allow, have the seller repot it, and by the way check it over.

2. Newly transplanted plant: Sellers do not keep peace lilies growing in pots; generally they are grown in the ground and only potted when about to be sold, and if unsold they are sent back to the greenhouse. So the flowers that flower enthusiasts buy have been through a lot, and may already be very weak. Therefore the key point is that when buying, you must check clearly; you can also see relevant information from the potting soil. If the potting soil is very new, it is most likely just planted.

3. Improper care: The peace lily should be grown in indirect light and a ventilated environment, and there must be no water accumulation in the pot, because many peace lilies are relatively large potted plants paired with that kind of deep pot. With this kind of pot, after one watering the bottom will not dry for a long time, yet flower enthusiasts will still confidently water, leading to yellowing leaves and leaf drop. Once water accumulates, it is very hard to remedy; do keep this in mind.

4. Normal acclimatization: Because from the greenhouse to the flower market to the flower enthusiast's home, it is constantly being moved around, and it may also go through repotting. There is a saying that people move and thrive, but trees move and die; moving has a great impact on plants. After buying one, flower enthusiasts must choose a suitable place according to the peace lily's habits, and absolutely must not put it here today, there tomorrow, and move it around again the day after. Do not, after seeing yellow leaves today, assume it is short of water and water it heavily, and so on; this will only kill the plant.