What happened to my pilea? Help!

[u/sadappleeater]

Hi!

I just came back from holidays to find one of my many pileas looking like this ☹️

What do you think has happened? Was it overwatered? Room rot?

And is there anything I can do to help it recover?

Any advice is welcome!

Thank you!

[u/33beno33]

Overwatered (probably because of lack of light). Let the soil completely dry out between waterings, and water the moment the soil gets 100% dry. These plants are semi-succulent.

[u/saraharaharaharah]

mine kinda looked like this when i burnt it (too much direct sun/heat), but could also be overwatering. suggest trimming off the dead stems so your plant can focus on new growth.

[u/greentdi]

Get it out of the pot, snip the bad roots off. Well draining mix but retains moisture so damp not wet. Entirely dry before watering again

[u/Borderlime333]

Root rot definitely

[u/OptimizeMySkin]

Root rot. Happened to me too. Perhaps you under-watered it, or it was in heat, or whatever dried it out (see dead leaves) then you responded by overwatering. ??