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title: "Trying to be realistic with my peace lily. I had originally kept her…"
description: "Trying to be realistic with my peace lily. I had originally kept her in water as I was told this is a great way to keep them alive. Well it slowly started to…"
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author: "Alisha"
published: "2026-02-05T17:55:47.064031Z"
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# Trying to be realistic with my peace lily. I had originally kept her…

_Posted by Alisha on 2026-02-05_

Trying to be realistic with my peace lily. I had originally kept her in water as I was told this is a great way to keep them alive. Well it slowly started to get brown ends, so about a week ago I planted her in soil. I understand shock comes into play but I do not think this plant will ever recover. Any opinions? The Dr feature says there is still a chance but I am not convinced.

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## 5 comments

### Nunyabzwx commented on 2026-02-05

When its been in water for a long time its a good to slowly introduce soil. But since its already in soil you need to keep it wet They are very dramatic. I think its still going to recover. Just make sure the soil doesn't dry out for a few weeks. Then back off a little bit. Within a month it should be back to normal with the watering.

#### Phil replied on 2026-02-05

Yes! Other option would have been going to leca which the roots would have been fine with.

### Rhus commented on 2026-02-06

This looks way better than one of my peace lilies did after repotting 😅 it will most likely be fine!

### Dondoo52 commented on 2026-02-07

Mine has only been in soil and it looked exactly like that yesterday. It perked up after being watered and it was just watered 4 days ago! They are such pretty drama queens. 😍

### Alisha commented on 2026-02-07

Not feeling very hopeful now😂 I probably bit off more than I can chew when I got her

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