Why is my peace lily wilting?
Question:It's about 3 months old, kept in indirect sunlight and watered a bit more than once a week. We watered and fed it last week and now it's collapsed with no leaves supporting themselves?
The plant hasn't been over-watered or left in severe temperature conditions - have we poisoned it with too much fertiliser?
Thanks,
Sean
Answers:
It sounds as though you might indeed have given it too much fertilizer, especially if that's the only thing about its care that has changed recently. Your best hope might be to run a LOT of water through the soil while it is in a place where it can drain immediately. This may help leach the fertilizer out of the soil. I'm not terribly optimistic about its chances, however, if none of the leaves are self-supporting at this point.
I wish I had something more to offer you; should you get another, I recommend using a constant-feed method of fertilization, using quarter-strength soluble fertilizer at each watering.
Good luck.
If you repotted it, it may still be in shock. You may have overfertilized and possibly overwatered it. Let it dry out. It should start perking up. Don't let it sit in water. It will let you know when it wants water.
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