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Help! Very special plant needs your help. Is my lilly dying or???

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Ive had a peace lilly for over 3 years now and sadly it is the only one left from my son's grandmother's funeral. All the rest were neglected by other family and died and I really want to save this one if possible. It had been doing great for the past few years but my mother came by and put it outside for sunlight and now it looks horrible. Is it just sunburnt or what is the problem. It also got kind of cold that day, in the high 40s low 50s. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!

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Sothis
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Current photo as of 12-16-22
hc mcdole
last year
Was it outside over night? It looks like cold weather damage to me without any further data.

Cut off the damaged leaves. It will send up new ones. This is one tough plant. I have two from funerals - one was in 1992 (Grandmother) and 1997 (Brother). I thought I lost both in 2007-ish from negligence or stupidity (not watering and then overwatering). I threw both on the compost heap. Over the summer the heap grew and grew. The next spring, my wife wanted me to move the compost heaps to somewhere else in the backyard. As I was digging, I found a green shoot about a foot down from the top of the heap. When I unearthed it, it was one of the peace lilies. A little further digging and I found the second one. I still have both of those today where they sometimes wilt (no water) and then back up after watering. These are very tough plants.

Here is one of them back in early September.
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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but my mother came by and put it outside for sunlight and now it looks horrible.

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as i said in your other post.. NO houseplant should go directly outside into sunshine.. especially in FL since you are so close to the equator ...

she burned all the leaves off.. they will not recover.. place in full shade.. keep properly watered .. and it SHOULD releaf ..

it is significantly stressed..not hungry.. fert is not a response at this time...

the key is.. the sun should not have impacted the root mass at all.. so it should releaf ... all other things properly done ..

dont kill it with more love ... put it in shade.. and ignore it but for water .. WHEN IT NEEDS IT ...and not a moment sooner..

ken
Embothrium
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Your sun burned house plant looks to be a Dieffenbachia and not a lily.
petrushka (7b)
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Actually it is an Aglaonema : see leaf variagation. Dieffenbachia has various variegated cultivars, but not anything close to this. Ag’s should never be put out into sunlight (except pink Thai ags that can take some very early or late sun preferably dappled). and it is a tropical plant that should never get below 60F, better not below 65F.

it grows super slow.. so you can expect a leaf or two in a month or two. it might produce shoots from the bottom as it is a pretty mature plant. do not cut the canes (thick central stem) as without any leaves it might die. it takes little water even in warm temps, keep it on a dry side until it shows some new leaves.

i would trim only the completely yellowed burned leaves. Even half a leaf that is still green will help it to grow faster.
Embothrium
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Actually it is an Aglaonema

I am not bowled over by this proclamation, almost posted it was either one or the other originally
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
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Sothis, did it have white flowers when received?

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