Why are these flowers I bought my girlfriend dying?
I bought them two weeks ago, they get moderate sunlight and watered twice a week, plus some rain. The leaves look great but the actual flowers not so much. Neither of us have green thumbs, all help and critiquing is appreciated!
Flowers have a cycle. They bloom to show off their colors, attract pollinators, then fade and fall off. These ones are at their end. It doesn’t mean the plant is unhealthy. It can bloom again with proper conditions.
SweeterThanYoohoo
Did you roast them marshmallows with that lighter? Just curious
IDK how to help with the plant… is it in the soil from the store? Might do well to repot into better soil and fertilize. But don’t take this as advice, hopefully someone more knowledgeable can help
DanplsstopDied
God I am fucking dyslexic 😭 I thought this said “what are these flowers I bought my dying girlfriend?”
RevolutionaryMail747
Give them more water so all the soil is moist.
Austin1975
If it’s in the soil from the store, that is likely the culprit. I have found that plants are often buried too deep, in overly moist peat mixes with poor air circulation. Oftentimes a store will add even more water before delivering too.
So I recommend gently removing the plant from the soil and repotting in the appropriate soil for the plant, in a pot with a drain hole. When I fill up the pot I make sure the root ball is sitting at the top layer and then put enough dirt over the roots but leave a few top roots visible. I spray water if indoors.
frothygurfer
Lizalozza
Ah these are some callalilies! Yep like another commentator said these are gonna bloom then the blooms die off. It’s natural. Just fyi – callalilies are the types of plants that also have their leaves die off at the end of summer and the whole plant goes to sleep underground. It grows again from scratch next spring.
Skreee9
Btw, this plant might go dormant (“die”) in fall or winter. Don’t throw it out, you can regrow it the next year.
Lavendericing
Rain and watering the whole plant “ruins” flowers way faster. They have a cycle anyways, won’t last forever. It should be giving new flowers eventually if it’s spring.
It sounds you are watering too often but if the plant looks great, maybe she is just thirsty and needs a bigger pot. Callas overall are very thirsty and don’t like when the soil is completely dry.
I don’t necessarily agree with people who are saying that the soil is bad. It’s bad when you can’t provide the nursery place conditions (aka temperature and humidity), but it seems like you plant is doing great at home. Callas needs aroid mix, in case you want to change it and see what happens. I have callas in my garden and they are huge. No special mix needed but they are not in pots.
These type of callas (crazy colors) needs lots of indirect light and they are more delicate than the white ones, which are a very stable type. Just don’t let it sit under direct light and expose it to temperature changes.
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Flowers have a cycle. They bloom to show off their colors, attract pollinators, then fade and fall off. These ones are at their end. It doesn’t mean the plant is unhealthy. It can bloom again with proper conditions.
Did you roast them marshmallows with that lighter? Just curious
IDK how to help with the plant… is it in the soil from the store? Might do well to repot into better soil and fertilize. But don’t take this as advice, hopefully someone more knowledgeable can help
God I am fucking dyslexic 😭 I thought this said “what are these flowers I bought my dying girlfriend?”
Give them more water so all the soil is moist.
If it’s in the soil from the store, that is likely the culprit. I have found that plants are often buried too deep, in overly moist peat mixes with poor air circulation. Oftentimes a store will add even more water before delivering too.
So I recommend gently removing the plant from the soil and repotting in the appropriate soil for the plant, in a pot with a drain hole. When I fill up the pot I make sure the root ball is sitting at the top layer and then put enough dirt over the roots but leave a few top roots visible. I spray water if indoors.
Ah these are some callalilies! Yep like another commentator said these are gonna bloom then the blooms die off. It’s natural. Just fyi – callalilies are the types of plants that also have their leaves die off at the end of summer and the whole plant goes to sleep underground. It grows again from scratch next spring.
Btw, this plant might go dormant (“die”) in fall or winter. Don’t throw it out, you can regrow it the next year.
Rain and watering the whole plant “ruins” flowers way faster. They have a cycle anyways, won’t last forever. It should be giving new flowers eventually if it’s spring.
It sounds you are watering too often but if the plant looks great, maybe she is just thirsty and needs a bigger pot. Callas overall are very thirsty and don’t like when the soil is completely dry.
I don’t necessarily agree with people who are saying that the soil is bad. It’s bad when you can’t provide the nursery place conditions (aka temperature and humidity), but it seems like you plant is doing great at home. Callas needs aroid mix, in case you want to change it and see what happens. I have callas in my garden and they are huge. No special mix needed but they are not in pots.
These type of callas (crazy colors) needs lots of indirect light and they are more delicate than the white ones, which are a very stable type. Just don’t let it sit under direct light and expose it to temperature changes.