Name: Christine
NY zone 5a
| Does that pot have drainage holes? The soil looks very dense and wet, I would re-pot the palm into its own pot and the peace lily into its own pot, I would use smaller pots and mix equal parts of potting soil and perlite, hope this helps |
Name: Will Creed
NYC
Prof. plant consultant & educator
Answer from WillCSeptember 15, 2017
You have a Chamaedorea Palm as well as a Peace Lily in the same pot. They are not completely compatible because the Palm needs to dry out more than the Peace Lily. In addition, the pot is way too large for these plants even together. It also appears that they have not gotten enough light.
At this point, it is hard to advise you because the plants are in poor condition and their roots are pretty badly damaged. Moving them into much smaller separate pots is a possibility, but disturbing the roots is risky because of their fragile condition.
If you leave them in that pot, then move it close to a moderately sunny window and allow the top 1-2 inches of soil to dry before adding just enough water so that the soil reaches that same level of dryness in about a week. |
