Yellowing peace lily
my #PeaceLily confuses me 😂
i saved it from death earlier this year and it rebounded great, lots of new growth. however, the older leaves on the plant are yellowing:( are they just aging or is it unhappy?
it was under my grow light so i moved it slightly away but it’s still happening.
i’m also thinking it might need a repot but i’m not sure and don’t want to make it worse
side question: the larger leaves also seem to be spotty, is that normal or unhealthy? (you can somewhat see if in the photo - it almost looks like cells but macroscopic)
i saved it from death earlier this year and it rebounded great, lots of new growth. however, the older leaves on the plant are yellowing:( are they just aging or is it unhappy?
it was under my grow light so i moved it slightly away but it’s still happening.
i’m also thinking it might need a repot but i’m not sure and don’t want to make it worse
side question: the larger leaves also seem to be spotty, is that normal or unhealthy? (you can somewhat see if in the photo - it almost looks like cells but macroscopic)
3ft to light, indirect
6” pot with drainage
Last watered 4 days ago
15
I successfully rehabbed a lily that basically had entirely light green leaves by introducing fertiliser into the watering schedule. Nothing fancy either - just the spray bottle standard houseplant fertiliser you can buy at the supermarket - I’m in Australia and the brand here is Power Feed. During the warmer months of the year when it’s the plant’s growing season I would do 2 squeezes from the squirt bottle into the watering can or jug (whatever your watering vessel is). That would be about 2 squeezes of the spray bottle per 750ml or so of water. I would water with the fertiliser added to the water every second watering or so during those months. And in the colder months I’d drop that down to every 4 waterings. It worked great! It brought her colours back to a beautiful dark green.
Phew! I’m sure this is 100% already what you do (but honestly this took me 500 years of plant parenting to actually learn) but I water by taking the plant in its pot with drainage holes over to the laundry sink and I water there generously then let the plants hang out there until it stops dripping when I lift it up to check if the water is still running out dem drainage holes. When it has stopped actively dripping, only then do I put it back on its saucer or into its outer decorative pot. ☺️☺️
Make sure she’s not to wet and you don’t water again until she’s either 2 inches dry or she’s droopy. They love humidity so you can either put a tray of pebbles and water under your pot or mist it daily. Yellowing leaves are a sign of watering issues either to much or not enough :)
