The club lily, botanically Cordyline, is not hardy and in our latitudes is only suitable as a container plant. A distinction is made between warm house and cold house types. Some varieties need to be kept at consistently high temperatures all year round, while other species thrive on the patio in the summer.

Club lilies usually do not tolerate frost

Difference between warm house and cold house club lilies

In terms of care, the two species hardly differ. Neither form is hardy. However, they have different requirements when it comes to winter temperatures.

Overwinter warm house thorn lilies at room temperatures

The best-known warm house club lilies include Cordyline fruticosa and C. terminalis. They need a warm location with temperatures between 18 and 20 degrees throughout the year.

Winter club lilies cool

Cordyline australis is the most commonly grown species in our latitudes. Like C. indivisia, it is not hardy but will tolerate cooler temperatures.

Cold house lilies can spend the summer on the terrace or balcony.

If it gets cooler than eight degrees outside, you should bring the plants inside and prepare them for the winter.

Overwinter club lilies properly

You can also leave warmhouse club lilies in their usual place in the house or conservatory during the winter. Temperatures are not lowered. During the winter time these types

  • poured only a little
  • fertilized very rarely or not at all
  • occasionally sprayed with water

Warm house club lilies need high humidity even in winter, so you should mist them with water from a spray bottle from time to time.

Overwinter Cordyline australis

Even if it is less demanding in terms of temperatures, the cold house lily does not tolerate frost, because it is not hardy either.

During the winter time it is overwintered in a light, frost-free place. The temperatures should be between eight and twelve degrees. A place in a cool greenhouse, in the hallway or by a bright basement window is ideal.

Water very little in the winter quarters so that the club lily does not dry out. You should avoid fertilizing. After the winter break, slowly acclimate the plants back to the sun, otherwise the leaves will burn quickly.

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Club lilies are often confused with the well-known dragon tree and are also sold as such. However, the difference is easy to spot. Dracaena branches while Cordyline does not branch and has broader leaves.

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