--- title: "Hi! Sorry for another question. Been given this Chinese evergreen I…" description: "Hi! Sorry for another question. Been given this Chinese evergreen I believe it is. It's been living in water for god knows how long, but I'd like to transfer…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/rslwSccG1rNpdssFTKRwo2?language=ko" community: "Anything about plants" author: "Aurora" published: "2025-05-22T01:42:01.489391Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/kdRvOC_ULYdnQTfXhOrsu7tiERXS8JFr9eJuiYCfz6I/nHyuGPhsTyipXXpQ53wSjQ.webp?size=large" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md?language=ko) # Hi! Sorry for another question. Been given this Chinese evergreen I… _Aurora님이 2025-05-22에 게시함_ Hi! Sorry for another question. Been given this Chinese evergreen I believe it is. It's been living in water for god knows how long, but I'd like to transfer it into soil instead. I've read it can shock the plant and give it root rot as its accustomed to water. What are all the necessary steps I should take to getting this baby into soil without harming/killing the plant? Also, could some identify the exact type of Chinese evergreen this is please? ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/kdRvOC_ULYdnQTfXhOrsu7tiERXS8JFr9eJuiYCfz6I/nHyuGPhsTyipXXpQ53wSjQ.webp?size=large) ## 11개의 댓글 ### fuey님이 2025-05-22에 댓글을 남겼어요. I know people will say you can buy product, which is fine and works for some people. If you don’t want to buy anything, I will plop it into soil and keep it moist for the next few days and monitor closely for a few months. I know there’s tons and tons of videos about it on Youtube as well to avoid root rot and get through the shock stage. #### Aurora님이 2025-05-22에 답변했습니다. Okay, thank you! #### fuey님이 2025-05-22에 답변했습니다. By “moist”, i mean a SWAMP, be generous! And then wean it off after a day #### Aurora님이 2025-05-22에 답변했습니다. So water like a normal plant, as in until water drains from bottom, but water a tiny bit each day just to ensure the soil is still wet at top? Is miracle gro cactus, palm, citrus potting mix okay? Also adding extra perlite. #### fuey님이 2025-05-22에 답변했습니다. The soil should stay pretty moist for a few days so it should be okay, don’t drench it for multiple days in a row. I don’t really like miracle gro’s cactus soil because I think it’s too dense. I usually will make my own chunky mix with all purpose, perlite, and orchid bark or LECA, whichever I have on hand. This is a tropical plant so we want something that retains water within the substrate, but doesn’t expel oxygen from it, which is how we get rotting roots. #### Aurora님이 2025-05-22에 답변했습니다. Thank you so much! ### Dondoo52님이 2025-05-22에 댓글을 남겼어요. It looks like a Silver Queen. I agree to pot it in well draining soil. Give it a good watering and just let it acclimate. As mentioned, the soil will be pretty moist so don’t water again until needed. ### Aurora님이 2025-05-22에 댓글을 남겼어요. Tyy! ### Aylajane82님이 2025-08-17에 댓글을 남겼어요. Very strong plants, can tolerate a lot, soil and light will do fine ### J. Gibson님이 2026-01-24에 댓글을 남겼어요. Is there an update on the Chinese Evergreen? Have you placed it on soil or did you have change of heart? ### Kim p님이 2026-08-05에 댓글을 남겼어요. My plant has all the tips turning brown😩 --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_