What to Do When Your Clivia Grows Crooked? Practical Ways to Straighten It

Clivia is a fairly common flowering plant in our daily lives. Its leaves grow in opposite pairs, neatly arranged, thick in texture and sword-shaped, so even when it is not blooming it can be enjoyed as a foliage plant. But in the process of growing it, we often run into the situation where the leaves grow crooked, which greatly reduces the ornamental value of the Clivia. Below, Qinnong Net introduces the ways to deal with crooked Clivia leaves.

When Clivia leaves grow crooked, it is very likely caused by uneven light falling on the two sides of the leaves. If not corrected, the leaves will grow more and more crooked due to gravity, and eventually lean entirely to one side. So in this situation, the most important thing is to correct it in time. Qinnong Net introduces three correction methods here.

1. Turn the pot regularly

First, we can start from the cause. Since the balcony at home usually only gets light on one side, the plant grows faster on one side due to phototropism. Therefore, we need to make sure both ends of the Clivia receive even light. When placing it, we can first face the leaves toward the north and south ends, then turn the pot once a week, each time by 180 degrees. This way the plant shape can be maintained and the leaves prevented from growing crooked.

2. Shade with aluminum foil

If the Clivia is relatively large, you can choose to wrap it with aluminum foil, which will not cause any damage to the leaves. The wrapped position is the protruding side, so sunlight cannot pass through, and the growth rate on the protruding side will slow down. When both sides have grown about the same, you can remove the aluminum foil and let the Clivia grow normally.

This method can be used together with turning the pot, which makes the effect more obvious. After covering the protruding side, let the other side fully contact the sunlight, and it will grow more quickly.

3. Foam pads

You can prepare a foam box, cut the foam into small pieces, and insert them between the leaves. For the protruding side, use the aluminum foil shading method. This can widen the gaps between the leaves, enhance light transmission, and make the weaker side grow faster.

The above are the ways introduced by Qinnong Net for dealing with Clivia after it grows crooked. We hope they will be helpful. It should be noted that even after the Clivia returns to a normal posture, turning the pot regularly should still be kept up, so as to ensure that both sides of the Clivia receive the same light and it does not grow crooked again.