How to tell
Thirst (dry potting mix). The soil is bone dry and the whole plant has gone limp. It perks back up within hours of a good drink, often with crispy leaf edges beforehand.
Overwatering & root rot. Soggy roots can also cause drooping because damaged roots cannot take up water. The soil is wet, the base feels soft, and adding more water makes the damage worse.
Temperature or draft shock. It’s sitting near a cold window, a heater, or an air-con vent, and droops at certain times of day.
Recently moved or repotted. It started drooping right after you repotted, bought, or relocated it.
Too much heat or sun. It wilts in the heat of the afternoon but recovers by evening. Combined with dry air, heat stress hits this genus’s thin leaves especially hard.
