{"id":13338,"date":"2026-01-14T15:14:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/voodoo-lily\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T12:24:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T12:24:20","slug":"voodoo-lily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/voodoo-lily\/","title":{"rendered":"Voodoo Lily"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This question was asked by <span class=\"hubmaster_faq_author\"><br \/>\n&#8211; <em>John H &#8211;\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"hubmaster_faq_blockquote\"><p>Bought voodoo Lily last year sent you a photo of amazing flower, but the smell was so bad I put it in the garden and forgot about it.Yesterday doing some tidying found Lily with 2 stems about 6&#8243; tall and very healthy roots out of the pot, amazed it has survived outside in the frost. Do you think it will flower again, it has contradicted growing conditions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_13363\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/sauromatum-venosum.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13363\" class=\"wp-image-13363 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Arum-Sauromatum-Venosum-2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Arum-Sauromatum-Venosum-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Arum-Sauromatum-Venosum-2-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Arum-Sauromatum-Venosum-2-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Arum-Sauromatum-Venosum-2-1022x1536.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Arum-Sauromatum-Venosum-2-1363x2048.jpg 1363w, https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Arum-Sauromatum-Venosum-2-scaled.jpg 1703w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Voodoo Lily<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"9fa57044-34b2-42da-b747-22ff19a25c9f\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"58\">That\u2019s amazing \u2014 voodoo lilies are full of surprises!<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"60\" data-end=\"452\">It doesn\u2019t sound unusual at all, even though it feels like it\u2019s contradicted the rulebook. <strong data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"183\">Voodoo Lily <\/strong>tubers are much tougher than people expect. Once established, they can cope with short periods of cold, especially if the tuber stayed relatively dry and protected in the soil or pot. The fact it has produced <strong data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"431\">two healthy stems and strong roots<\/strong> is a very good sign.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"539\">Yes \u2014 <strong data-start=\"460\" data-end=\"494\">it absolutely can flower again<\/strong>, but a couple of things will influence that:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"917\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"917\">\n<li data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"695\">\n<p data-start=\"542\" data-end=\"695\">The tuber needs to have <strong data-start=\"566\" data-end=\"592\">built up enough energy<\/strong>. If it flowered last year, it may produce leaves first this season to recharge before flowering again.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"917\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"917\">\n<li data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"808\">\n<p data-start=\"698\" data-end=\"808\">If one of the shoots thickens quickly and looks more solid rather than leafy, that\u2019s often a <strong data-start=\"791\" data-end=\"807\">flower spike<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"917\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"917\">\n<li data-start=\"809\" data-end=\"917\">\n<p data-start=\"811\" data-end=\"917\">If both stems unfurl into leaves, don\u2019t worry \u2014 that usually means it\u2019s storing energy for a future bloom.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"919\" data-end=\"1080\">The infamous smell is unfortunately part of the package when it does flower again\u2026 but on the plus side, it means the plant is doing exactly what it should!<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1082\" data-end=\"1094\">I\u2019d suggest:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1095\" data-end=\"1261\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul data-start=\"1095\" data-end=\"1261\">\n<li data-start=\"1095\" data-end=\"1159\">\n<p data-start=\"1097\" data-end=\"1159\">Potting it back up or leaving it where it is if well-drained<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul data-start=\"1095\" data-end=\"1261\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul data-start=\"1095\" data-end=\"1261\">\n<li data-start=\"1160\" data-end=\"1211\">\n<p data-start=\"1162\" data-end=\"1211\">Keeping it frost-free going forward if possible<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul data-start=\"1095\" data-end=\"1261\">\n<li data-start=\"1212\" data-end=\"1261\">\n<p data-start=\"1214\" data-end=\"1261\">Feeding lightly once growth really gets going<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1214\" data-end=\"1261\">Keep an eye on it \u2014 voodoo lilies love to surprise, and yours clearly has a strong will to live!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em class=\"hubmaster_faq_editor\">The Hart Family<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That\u2019s amazing \u2014 voodoo lilies are full of surprises!\u00a0<br \/>\nIt doesn\u2019t.. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/voodoo-lily\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":13363,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[673,232],"class_list":["post-13338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-faq","tag-673","tag-faq"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Arum-Sauromatum-Venosum-2-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13338"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13364,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13338\/revisions\/13364"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}