Everyone told me to mist my peace lily daily, but it almost killed the plant

I followed the common advice to mist for humidity, but my peace lily started getting black spots on its leaves. At first, I misted more, thinking it needed extra moisture, but the spots spread. I did some quick research and found out that misting can cause fungal issues in still air. I stopped misting and put the pot on a tray with wet pebbles instead. Now the plant is healthy, and I think we overcomplicate simple care sometimes.

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violaa492d ago

Seriously, this applies to so many other houseplants with all the bad advice floating around.

wade_lee23h ago

Ugh... it's why so many 'easy' plants die early.

leo_price2d ago

Yeah I saw a plant blog say moisture sitting on the leaves is the real problem. It said to only mist if you have a fan moving the air around, otherwise the water just sits there and rots the leaves. Your pebble tray idea is way smarter for steady humidity without the wet leaves.