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    Thread: Star of Siam Zone 6

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      Star of Siam Zone 6

      Good Evening,

      A few months ago i purchased a small Star of Siam Lilly for my 4800 gal pond. It is now grown to MASSIVE size pads and 4 flowers.
      My question is that being the zone i am in here in Tn. It will get very cold come November-Feb and there is no way this Lilly will survive the ICE we will get.

      I want to keep it alive. If i removed it (its potted so it can be moved) and decided to put it in some kind of container in our Florida room (We keep it at 70degrees with other tropical plants and orchids) Will it survive? Or does it need a certain eco system where it feeds off the nitrites from the Koi and duckweed in the pond? Its such a beautiful flower and i dont want to lose it. So I thought relocating it to the Florida room in a long thin container might work. Does anyone else bring their Lilies in for winter? And how do you contain keep them alive? Pic of Lily attached

      Thank you in Advance for any help,
      Chris
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      That should work, I know I managed to overwinter one of my tropicals in a greenhouse with heater and extra light, and did also grow out a vivip bud in an indoor aquarium with extra lighting. I'd say 12 Hours of lighting a day should keep it healthy and maybe even blooming through the winter.
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      Would the fish tank idea above , with grow lux type plant lighting above it, not take care of it's lighting needs.

      You are keeping the plant alive. Not flourishing out in the bright summer conditions.

      It probable lives a slow down to winter life.Maybe add a drop or two of liquid fertilizer to keep it nourished.

      A suitable wattage, to water volume glass fish tank heater and thermostat to maintain the ideal temperature.

      Would probably need some time to move back to it's glory, next growing season,
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