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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: antipodes on April 26, 2011, 15:24:03

Title: my spathiphyllum is sick
Post by: antipodes on April 26, 2011, 15:24:03
And maybe you don't spell it like that? It's one of those indoor plants, with the single stem white flowers. I did have it a bit close to the window I think and now the leaves have gone really yellow and droopy :(  It was an ikea plant so it might be rubbish, but i thought these plants were hard to kill (I am completely useless with indoor plants, hopeless).
Have I over watered it? Would it help to take it out of its pot and maybe freshen up the leaf/root system with a bit of a trim? What type of soil does it like?
Is anyone there good with these? I had one many years ago that used to droop when thirsty but it always stayed nicely green and lived for over 10 years before slowly dying off.
Title: Re: my spathiphyllum is sick
Post by: Mrs Gumboot on April 26, 2011, 18:38:45
Blimey, this is one of the only houseplants I've never managed to kill, and I've killed quite a few in my time. All I can suggest is leave it in a corner & see what happens. My two have come through an awful lot of neglect over the six or seven years I've had them. Not been potted on once & they only get watered about once a month when they start drooping. One got severely wind burned during the previous house move when it got left outside as I couldn't get it in the living room. That one's come back fine after being left in a dark corner in the porch for a year or so. Try a bit of willfull neglect & see what happens!