Cobra lily

[Nickz123]

Hey everyone,
I bought a very nice Cobra Lily the other day at Lowe's and I was wondering how cool the roots need to be. Would it be fine if I kept it indoors under fluorescents and watered it with chilled water? What other tips can an experienced grower give?
Thanks
Nick

 

[elgecko]

I tried growing 2 last year, 1 outside and 1 inside the house. The one outside did well until the summer. I watered it with refrigerated water, but got too hot and died on me.
The 1 I grow inside the house did great. It is now in dormancy.

 

[FlytrapGurl]

I would say keep it under the flourescent and water it frequently with chilled distilled water.. it grows well with cool roots, as in its natural environment it would have a cool stream running over the soil constantly.

Tip: freeze distilled water in an ice cube tray and put a cube on the soil to melt into the soil a couple times a day. This is really easy and more convenient than having to water the plant with cool water so many times in a day.

 

[endparenthesis]

Mine are growing like mad under fluorescents. I do put a small ice cube in there once a day, but I think they'd be growing like that regardless. I'm guessing the roots only really get too warm if they're in the sun.

 

[Alvin Meister]

They don't need freezing cold roots. Just use normal water, they'll only run into problems if strong sun is on the pot in summer.