clivia care

These are the main characteristics of clivia plants:

• Clivias are a genus of plants that originate from South Africa.
• These are evergreen plants and non-woody bearing, which grow from bulbs.
• Its leaves are deep dark green, long and quite narrow, growing directly from the roots, without forming a visible stem.
• Its flowers are warm tones. They usually have the orange flowers, although there are species that have them yellow, white or red. They are tubular in shape, small in size but are associated in inflorescences that are born from a single fairly long stem.
• Clivia has the ability to constantly produce a lots of suckerswhich can be used for reproduction or left to provide more density to the plant.
• These plants reach heights of approximately 50 cm.

As a summary, we can indicate these aspects to be taken into account for caring for a clivia plant:

• Light: clivia supports very different environments in this respect.
• Temperature: It has a temperate climate, tending to warm.
• Irrigation: It is not very demanding with the risks, thanking them spaced.
• Subscriber: monthly in warm months, quarterly in cold months.

The clivia appreciates being in a location with lots of light, although it is better to prevent the sun from shining directly on it, especially in areas with a very intense sun. Exposing these plants to direct light from intense sunlight can end up burning their leaves, causing yellowish or brown marks to appear on them. If you see them, move your clivia to a more sheltered location.

Nevertheless, between autumn and winter it is necessary for the plant to spend at least two months at a temperature below 10ºCor it will not bloom the following spring.

As we have said before, this plant is not very demanding in terms of its risks. In fact, it tolerates excess moisture very poorly, as is the case with many bulbs. In the warm months, especially in spring, give it moderate watering that they keep their soil or substrate always slightly moist, but never waterlogged. If the pot has a saucer under it, remove the excess water from the irrigation about 10 minutes after watering, to allow the roots to breathe.

In winter, on the other hand, it is important to water only just enough, giving the plant the minimum humidity. In fact, there are those who advise not to water it at all during the two months of hibernation.

Like most plants, clivias appreciate the contribution of fertilizer, especially during their flowering months, due to the greater activity they have. Uses ecological organic fertilizer, such as worm humus, compost or bokashi. These fertilizers provide the plant with a large number of benefits, without synthetic chemical products and for very little money.

If you doubt which one to decide on, worm humus is a choice that very rarely fails, and it is one of the most complete organic fertilizers that exist. Give your clivia a supply of it once a month and space it out to once every three months in the cold season.

Despite the enormous expansion capacity of their roots, clivias do not need to be repotted every year. With transplant clivias once every two years, the plant will be healthy and will flower properly. Don’t worry if you see the roots bunch up a bit sooner, once every two years is fine. Start with a pot about 20cm in diameter, and expand from there. In this other post you can learn when and how to transplant a plant.

The substrate must offer a good drainage, so coarse sand or coconut fiber are very good options. Here you can learn all about coconut fiber for plants, its properties and how to make it.

The clivia does not need any type of pruning. Instead, you should be aware of remove dry leaves or damaged, as well as clean them of dust from time to time with a damp cloth with just water, giving them back their bright green color and a cleaner surface so that they can carry out photosynthesis better.

If you want to read more articles similar to clivia carewe recommend that you enter our category .