Help, I know you know about cats, but what about plants??

Alright, I've got a question about plants. I don't know much about them, I've got two plants here at work, (the only two I've ever kept alive more than 6 months) One is a pink Poka-dot & is always thirsty because it is a tropical plant, so at any rate that one is doing OK right now because someone has been watering them, in addition to my watering them. I usually water on Monday & Friday which actually is not enough for the poka dot, but it stays alive. However, I also have some sort of Ivy plant, which someone really really over watred today. I had been noticeing that the leaves had been turning yellow in the last couple weeks, which leads me to think someone has been watering it a lot. Well tonight I was going to water & I noticed there was standing water in the soil. I thought it was strange so I pikced up the pot the plant is in & the one it sits inside was 1/2 full of water. SO this poor plant was drowning. At any rate I took & dumped all the extra water out. So my question is how long will it take for this plant to return to normal & what happens if someone over waters it again sometime soon??

First of all, I would put up a sign stating clearly and emphatically "DO NOT WATER THESE PLANTS!" This way, you're the only one tending them, and you can control when and how much they are watered.

Secondly, you could call a greenhouse or nursery and ask someone there if there is anything you can do to speed the recovery process for your poor plant.

I don't know much about indoor plants, so that is about all I can suggest. Good luck!

Great idea about the sign. Myself I would also see if I could get the plants into some shaded area out of the airconditioning if only for a couple of hours at a time. It sounds like it needs some TLC at home to me till it recovers.

You could re-pot it with some fresh soil to slow down the water damage. If the soil it's in now doesn't dry out fast enough, then the roots will start to rot. And I agree, put up a sign (polite one)and that should help. Good luck.

I love plants...I have about 20 houseplants just in my living room and dining room. I'm no plant expert though, some live, some don't. But I do think repotting it right away is a good idea, and their should definetely be only one person watering them, otherwise you will never know when it was watered last or when it needs more. I have a beautiful Swedish Ivy and I water it once a week. They need alot of sun too.

My advice...buy a new one. I never had much luck with ivy.