Peace lilies are a popular houseplant because of their elegant white flowers and ability to grow in low light conditions. It can be confusing that your peace lily dying after all the efforts you have put in it. This article provides some solutions and common causes that contribute peace lily decline.

Recognizing A Dying Peace Lily

Before getting into the reasons, you need to ascertain if your peace lily needs help. Below are several symptoms of a dying peace lily:

Wilted leaves: Leaves may also droop or go soft.

Yellow Leaves: Especially the old ones turn yellow.

Brown-Edged Leaves: The tip of the leaf may go brown and dry up.

No Blooms: Even an adult plant might not flower due to stress.

Plant stunted growth from: A plant can stop growing or only produce small, weak shoots as shown below:

These signs indicate that your peace lily is struggling; thus, you should find out what’s causing it before it gets worse.

Why Is My Peace Lily Dying?

Excessive watering

Over-watering could be responsible for this situation since this is one known way through which these plants suffer most often; meaning if there is over provision of water they react badly towards their roots thereby leading root rot conditions. Once roots start rotting from too much dampness they cease absorbing nutrients that would have been used by the plants’ cells otherwise.

Solution: Ensure that your potted mix drains well enough for your lilys.. Water when soil top inch feels dry as you touch it. Don’t leave standing water in the base as it worsens root rot condition among them

Underwatering

Just like over-watering has been associated with most cases of poor health on these plants, lack of enough moisture content also leads to issues related with them. When plant does not get enough water, its leaves become withered whereas the edges turn brown.

Solution: Water your peace lily on a regular but not excessive basis. Ensure that the soil’s moisture content does not become watery. Instead, water until it is saturated and then drain off any excess before allowing it to dry slightly and watering slight

Insufficient Light

Placing them next to windows which can provide bright light but no direct suns is good for peace lilies’ growth; otherwise this leads to yellow or brownish leaves; while inadequate lighting makes them look frail, long legged and bloomless.

Solution: Keep your peace lily in a well lit room with indirect sunlight. Do not expose it directly to the sun or keep it in very dark conditions. If necessary, use sheer curtains to filter the light entering through your windows to create an indoor environment for such plants.

Low Humidity

Peace lilies require more humidity than most other plants do. The air indoors is usually too dry especially during last days of winter when heating systems are turned on resulting into peace lily dying slowly as its tips gradually turn brown.

Solution: To increase humidity around your peace lily, mist its leaves often enough, provide a tray with water beneath it or place a humidifier close by. Several plants grown together also make small spaces feel more humid.

Nutrients Insufficiency

Signs that the peace lily is malnourished include yellow leaves and stunted growth. Without all the necessary nutrients in the soil, it will not have healthy foliage and flowers.

Solution: Give your peace lily a balanced water-soluble fertilizer every six to eight weeks when it’s growing (Spring and Summer). Avoid excessive application of fertilizers which would lead to salt accumulation in the soil killing roots.

Unsuitable Soil Conditions

The kind of soil used for planting the peace lily may influence its health. These are among reasons why you find dying peace lilies grow in poor or compacted soils.

Solution: Find fresh potting soil that drains well enough into which you can transfer your peace lily. The best mix would be one specifically designed for house plants containing peat moss, perlite and pine bark . Additionally, repotting should be done at least once in two years so as to refresh the soil as well as eliminate root congestions.

Steps In Reviving A Dying Peace Lily

 

Take instant steps towards solving each problem identified above. Below are steps that one can follow if they want to revive their peace lilies:

Schedule: Change Alter Watering how often you supply water depending on whether it was overwatered or underwatered but do not let its potting medium be dry nor moist throughout.

Modify Light Placement: Make sure it is located where there is proper light for any plant . If this plant was in direct sunlight transfer it wherever there is no light coming through. Previously housed in darkness? Move closer where there’s some light.

Humidity Increase : High humidity levels such as those found in bathrooms should facilitate misting and placing the plant near windows .

Use Fertilizer Wisely : Simply feed little foodstuff making sure not to overdose on nutrients.

Repot if Necessary : Compact or bad conditioned soil calls for repotting of a peace lily. Therefore, select a suitable potting mix.

Conclusion: Saving The Peace Lily

If your peace lily begins to die there is no cause for alarm since it can still be saved. Understanding the common decline causes as over-watering, under-watering, too little light, low humidity, inadequate nutrients and wrong soil type will help you recover yours . It will again become a lovely part of your indoor garden as long as you take good care of it and pay attention to it .