How to Care For a Cobra Lily
- 1). Plant your cobra in live sphagnum moss for best results. If that's not available, cobra lilies may be planted in a mixture of peat moss and perlite instead. Cobra lilies are generally found on the edges of creeks, streams and rivers, so if you happen to have one in your backyard, that may be an ideal location for your plant.
- 2). Choose a somewhat shady spot for your cobra lily, which can be grown in a pot kept in diffused sunlight. They should not have direct sun, or at least not for any extended time period. Mottled sun through the leaves of trees is fine, and mimics their natural environment.
- 3). Water your cobra lily daily, using cold distilled water or rainwater in the summer. In the hottest months, use ice water and allow the ice to remain on the moss above the roots to cool them and keep a steady trickle of water running over the root system.
- 4). Avoid fertilizer. Your cobra lily plant does not need to be fertilized and it may disrupt the delicate balance of the plant. And don't forget, it captures insects for the extra nutrients it requires, thus making its own fertilizer of sorts.
- 5). Transplant the offshoots into new pots, and make sure your cobra lily plant has a large enough pot as it grows. Separate the new plants with care, as the cobra lilies are delicate and can be damaged easily. Several cobra lilies can grow successfully in one pot if it is large enough.
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