I have tried to overwinter my plants in the basement under 240 Watts of
growlights in with my GF:
WH: died in a month
Cannas: lasted all winter then just browned and died a few weeks before
putting them outside.
Iris: no problem

Nothing beats Mother Natures good old fashion sunlight for maintaining
good plant growth.

This winter I expect a problem housing my Black Taro plant. it's already
4-5' high. and growing fast.

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Chagoi
http://ourkoipond.com


chagoi wrote:

WilsonKKW wrote:

I have Hyancth(sp?)parrot feather, water lily.,lily pads.How do they
winter
over? I was told the hyancth will die off,I was wondering if I can
bring them
indoors and let them live in a bucket of water?
Kathy

WH will go from a vibrant healthy green, to a ugly mushy brown very
quickly when brought inside. That is unless you put them in a room with
a least a 1000W Metal Halide lamp over them, but then the cost of
running that light 8 - 10 hours a day for 3 - 4 months (at .11 cents a
KWH) will dwarf the cost of buying new plants the next spring.
.11/KWH X 8 hrs X 90-120 days = $80.00 - $120.00

Not to mention the cost of the fixture and bulb @$200.00.

$280.00 - $320.00 ? for a few "invasive weeds" My wallet says OUCH!!!

6 new WH (even at my LFS price of $3.50 ea. = $21.00