What omens and meanings does a blooming Clivia bring?
Clivia is an ornamental flower of the genus Clivia in the Amaryllidaceae family. Its thick, smooth leaves stand upright like swords, symbolizing a noble character of strength, firmness, and unyielding dignity, while its full blooms and vivid colors symbolize wealth and good fortune, prosperity, and happiness, so it has long been widely cultivated by people. Let us take a look below at what omens a blooming Clivia brings!
What omens does a blooming Clivia bring?
A blooming Clivia signifies family harmony and an approaching happy event. That a blooming Clivia is a happy event is a widely spread feng shui meaning that everyone surely knows well. Generally, in a harmonious family, in a festive atmosphere, or when a happy event is about to arrive, the Clivia will bloom ahead of time to announce the good news, but in a family with a discordant atmosphere, the Clivia generally does not like to bloom.
When does Clivia bloom?
The flowering period of Clivia is from February to April. After blooming, the flowering period can be extended by appropriately lowering the temperature, improving ventilation, and reducing light. Clivia has a long growth cycle; generally it must be cultivated for four or five years and grow to 20 to 25 leaves before it can bloom. Well-cultivated ones can also send up a scape and bloom in two or three years, and some even send up a scape and bloom in less than two years. At the same time, most Clivia plants can only send up one scape and bloom once a year, though some, thanks to good cultivation methods, will send up two or three scapes in a year. However, some Clivia have been grown for six or seven years without sending up a scape or blooming, and some bloom once and then never bloom again.
What benefits does growing Clivia have?
1. Distinguishing yin and yang: Clivia is a one hundred percent yang plant, and it cannot grow normally when there is insufficient light, so growing Clivia can be used to test whether light is sufficient, playing a role in distinguishing yin and yang.
2. Matching the five elements: Clivia is very well suited to people whose five elements belong to wood. For these people, growing Clivia not only adds a beautiful indoor landscape but also allows the feng shui role of Clivia to be well brought into play.
3. Folk culture: Clivia is a noble, reserved, high-taste, precious flower. The reason it is so deeply loved is inseparable from its feng shui role of warding off evil and dissolving negative energy and of bringing wealth and prosperity.
Why does Clivia not bloom?
1. Improper nutrition: After Clivia enters the reproductive stage, part of its nutrients must be supplied to the reproductive organs for flower bud differentiation. At this time, if too much nitrogen fertilizer is used and phosphorus fertilizer is lacking, the plant will grow excessively, preventing normal flower bud differentiation and thus affecting normal blooming.
2. Water imbalance: The life activities of Clivia require water, and the nutrients in the soil can only be absorbed by the root hairs after being dissolved in water. Therefore, watering must be reasonable so that the plant grows well vegetatively, and after entering the reproductive growth stage it can carry out normal flower bud differentiation and bloom in time.
3. Improper light: Clivia is a mid-daylength flower. Under long-day conditions it can only grow and cannot carry out flower bud differentiation, so it is slow to bloom. If you want Clivia to bloom, you must move it at night into a room where the lights are not turned on; once the scape has emerged, it no longer matters.
4. Improper temperature: Clivia stops growing when the temperature is below 10°C or above 30°C. A room temperature that is too high or too low will cause poor plant growth, thereby affecting bud formation and blooming. Therefore, the room temperature for growing Clivia is best at 11 to 17°C.