Flexible LED strips as grow lights?

[seaj]

I have no knowledge about LEDs, or about lights in general, but I have recently discovered LED strip lights and I would like to know if/how they can be used to grow plants, specifically as an alternative to T8 fluorescent bulbs. I have seen strips available in warm white, natural white, and cool white as well as other colors, and the LED chip size that sounds the most suitable would be 5630 size, with 60 lights per meter. I think something similar is used in Ray's LED bulb?

These LED strips seem quite versatile since the strips can be cut and combined to any shape. These lights would be mostly for my African violets. The standard light set up for those is a simple 2 bulb T8 or T12 4' fixture placed about 12" above the leaves, often times with one cool white bulb and one warm white bulb, so those are the light conditions I would like to replicate with the strips. LEDs seem like a potential way to save money on electricity and replacement bulbs, and to also light up my grow shelf more evenly. Any suggestions?

This is the video that put the idea in my head (he's using 5050 LEDs which aren't as bright at the 5630 LEDS I'd like to use). http://youtu.be/G-ZLcAF3ar0?t=23s