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title: "Hi friends, sorry in advance for the long explanation. TLDR; can I…"
description: "Hi friends, sorry in advance for the long explanation. TLDR; can I fix her? My grandma gave me her old peace lily (without telling me) and it started having…"
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author: "Alanna"
published: "2025-04-05T16:31:59.511583Z"
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# Hi friends, sorry in advance for the long explanation. TLDR; can I…

_Posted by Alanna on 2025-04-05_

Hi friends, sorry in advance for the long explanation.

TLDR; can I fix her?

My grandma gave me her old peace lily (without telling me) and it started having problems with overwatering because the soil wasn’t chunky enough. I went to put in new soil, found a rolly polly, and freaked out (I know they’re harmless but not to my psyche). I left it alone for way too long and then finally fixed it, but now it looks like this. I cut off some dead leaves a few days ago but she really isn’t doing well. Is she fixable? The roots look good.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/dnbAyk01ny86Ji2Epl7o91OH-fEdOyoVx6P5JS67zIU/BMgogz9USziO-24sZ4zGLw.webp?size=large)

## 10 comments

### Squirrelywhirl commented on 2025-04-05

Peace lilies are drama queens. They get like this when they are thirsty. Is the soil dry? When was the last time you watered it?

#### Alanna replied on 2025-04-05

I watered it a few days ago but maybe not enough, it’s kinda dry right now I’m scared to overwater it but I’ll def give it a nice soak right now

#### Squirrelywhirl replied on 2025-04-05

A few days ago is pretty recent. Is there drainage? Keep in mind overwatering is watering too often, not usually the amount of water used. I’m not an expert though!

#### Alanna replied on 2025-04-05

Yeah I think it was more like a week, but the bottom part of the soil is damp enough for me to be hesitant to water it because I overwatered it previously. The thing may or may not have been sitting in my dim kitchen for two weeks because I was terrified there was an infestation so I think that the leaves are cooked

#### Squirrelywhirl replied on 2025-04-05

Oh ok then I would hold out on watering

### Squirrelywhirl commented on 2025-04-05

Also might be in shock if you just repotted it

### Buffy commented on 2025-04-08

I have my Grandpa’s and it was doing badly. After looking at the roots, I found some were rotting so I cleaned them up and repotted it, moved it to a brighter location and it is near a humidifier. I also took a start from it to propagate, in case the mother plant died. It is doing well now. Good luck. They are moody. 🪴

### Ashlynn commented on 2025-04-17

We need an update!!😂

#### Squirrelywhirl replied on 2025-04-17

Agreed!

#### Alanna replied on 2025-05-16

Oh homegirl is COOKED she has one leaf unfurling now 😭

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