Hi folks,
Good evening, hope you are having a great night.
I put my peace lily in a vase with water, it was in soil, but it has been "static", not growing at all, this happened in the past, it took about 1.5 months for my another peace lily to grow after i put it in water. How can i fix this? how to speed up the recovery process from the "shock"?
Thanks

You have to stop being so impatient with all your plants. It doesn't help them. Did you realize it's still winter? You are asking a lot of your plants.

It is important to have the same (or greater) respect for the roots as you do for the above ground part of the plant. Any time you disturb the roots in any way you set back the growth of the plant. Roots have to adjust to any change in the media--soil to water to air to whatever--the roots have to change.
Sometimes when you don't see stem and leaf growth, the plant is increasing and improving the roots. If you disturb the plant to inspect the roots, you un-do that new growth, it has to start over.
Roots are the foundation of the plant.
Take care of the roots first. Stems and leaves will follow.
Get the plant properly potted, then LEAVE IT ALONE! The more you fuss with it, the more you will set it back. Have some trust in Mother Nature.
Also, even indoor plants respond to changing seasons. I rarely propagate or repot when temperatures are cool, days are short, and plants are resting. I also cut back on watering and fertilizing. They do much better if I work with the seasons.
Please excuse my all-caps emphasis, I don't mean to shout, but sometimes it's hard to understand that it's not up to you to "fix" the plant. Create the right conditions, then give it time. Look at your plants, talk to them, appreciate them, take care of them, but don't be always fussing with them, they'll do better.
And I hope you, also, are having a good day!

Gina1960 said: You have to stop being so impatient with all your plants. It doesn't help them. Did you realize it's still winter? You are asking a lot of your plants.

Thank you for the reply. It is indoor, and the temperature never dropped below 64F. I thought it would grow better. Or there is something I can do to help it recover faster from the shock.

MsDoe said: It is important to have the same (or greater) respect for the roots as you do for the above ground part of the plant. Any time you disturb the roots in any way you set back the growth of the plant. Roots have to adjust to any change in the media--soil to water to air to whatever--the roots have to change.
Sometimes when you don't see stem and leaf growth, the plant is increasing and improving the roots. If you disturb the plant to inspect the roots, you un-do that new growth, it has to start over.
Roots are the foundation of the plant.
Take care of the roots first. Stems and leaves will follow.
Get the plant properly potted, then LEAVE IT ALONE! The more you fuss with it, the more you will set it back. Have some trust in Mother Nature.
Also, even indoor plants respond to changing seasons. I rarely propagate or repot when temperatures are cool, days are short, and plants are resting. I also cut back on watering and fertilizing. They do much better if I work with the seasons.
Please excuse my all-caps emphasis, I don't mean to shout, but sometimes it's hard to understand that it's not up to you to "fix" the plant. Create the right conditions, then give it time. Look at your plants, talk to them, appreciate them, take care of them, but don't be always fussing with them, they'll do better.
And I hope you, also, are having a good day!

Thank you very much for the reply. I do notice that patience is a virtue when it comes to plant care. I thought there would be something I can do to help my plant recover quickly from the "shock". Thank you.

I'm going to be honest with you. I know you have this thing about growing stuff forever in water. And I know that there are folks on here who say they do that. But most plants that are terrestrial in nature want to grow in dirt. Not water.
I grow Spathiphyllum in water in pond muck, but they are outdoors. Not inside.
And the 64F doesn't really matter. Plants have an internal clock. They know when they should be resting (later fall to early spring) and when they should be growing (spring through fall). Even my plants in my greenhouse slow down in winter. You shouldn't make big changes until spring is really going and the light, temp and internal clock of plants has picked up. The advice you got from @Ms.Doe is very good.

Plant shock with aroids usually refers to the shock plants suffer during importation or mail travel. It can also refer to the slump after repotting. But you have completely changed you plants growing environment it might take months to recover, and all you can do is leave it alone and let it do that

Peace lilies aren't known for doing anything quickly. You might have more fun with plants that naturally grow very quickly, can provide a lot more action, and respond to disturbances as an invigorating challenge.

Toward the higher light spectrum, things like wax & cane Begonias, various Rhipsalis, Epiphyllum, Klenia/Senecios, oyster plant (Tradescantia spathacea), Streptocarpella, Callisia fragrans, Stapeliads, Schefflera, Ficus benjamina...

Hello to all...I use a product called Vitamin B1 by Liqunox, (0-2-0) for every transplant or change of soil, indoor or outdoor plants. I have had incredible luck with planting and transplanting. It doesn't take much (read the label). I worked as a gardener for 2 decades and now retired I continue in my own garden. It has never failed to help in planting, separating plants grown too many to a cell, planting trees, shrubs, groundcovers, annuals, perennials...you name it. Indoors too. I buy the biggest bottle they sell. It's wonderful and the plants love it. Happy gardening to you all. 😎

ccloudgray said: Hello to all...I use a product called Vitamin B1 by Liqunox, (0-2-0) for every transplant or change of soil, indoor or outdoor plants. I have had incredible luck with planting and transplanting. It doesn't take much (read the label). I worked as a gardener for 2 decades and now retired I continue in my own garden. It has never failed to help in planting, separating plants grown too many to a cell, planting trees, shrubs, groundcovers, annuals, perennials...you name it. Indoors too. I buy the biggest bottle they sell. It's wonderful and the plants love it. Happy gardening to you all. 😎

Plants can not use use refined vitamins (like B1). Their roots can not utilize them. This is a kind of snake-oil that has been peddled for decades, and has been scientifically disproven for just as long. The same goes for "Super-Thrive". Science is the answer.

On the positive side, plants make many of the same vitamins on their own.

I have been a gardener for more than 50 years; I also have degrees in horticulture and botany.

As many above have said in so many words: stripping the roots off a plant and putting it in water is a trauma. Don't be surprised when they go into a prolonged period of shock.

I don't use anything, just spend the $ on more plants.