Your clivia isn't growing well, gets stuck flower stalks, or won't bloom? It's all because these methods were used incorrectly

When growing clivia at home, if you want it to grow vigorously, have deep green leaves, and bloom every year without the flower stalk getting stuck, the care methods must be appropriate, but many flower lovers use methods that are mostly wrong, which leads to the symptoms mentioned above. Correct these wrong clivia-growing methods in time, so that the clivia not only grows well, but also blooms every year without the flower stalk getting stuck. Below, the editor summarizes tried-and-true methods from many years of growing clivia.

1. The soil used by many beginners to grow clivia is mostly yellow clay and alkaline soil. These soils not only fail to grow clivia well, but even ordinary flowers are hard to grow well in them. Therefore, when growing clivia, never use sticky soil or alkaline soil; choose loose, breathable, fertile, slightly acidic soil, such as leaf mold soil, pine needle soil, etc. 2. Beginners growing clivia think that only by giving more sunlight can it bloom without the flower stalk getting stuck. This is a wrong care method. If the sunlight is too strong, the leaves are easily sunburned. In all my years of growing clivia, I have placed it near a south-facing window indoors. Although outside sunlight can shine into the room through the glass, it cannot reach the clivia's leaves, because the clivia is more than one meter away from the window, so the sun simply cannot shine on it. It is only in bright light, yet it blooms every year.

Watering too frequently. Many flower lovers worry that the clivia lacks water, and without even checking whether the potting soil is dry or wet, they water it every few days at the drop of a hat. Clivia has fleshy roots and cannot withstand frequent watering. Therefore, before watering, first check whether it is dry or wet, then decide whether watering is needed. Follow the principle of not watering when not dry, and watering thoroughly when you do water. 4. Clivia generally does not need too much fertilizer, especially fertilizer that is not fully decomposed, which most easily damages the root system. So, apart from applying base fertilizer when repotting, clivia generally does not need additional topdressing. Usually, you can just water or spray it with beer diluted with water.

5. Many people think that in winter, as long as the indoor temperature is high, the clivia will bloom. This is even more of a wrong care method. Indoor temperatures that are too high in winter are one of the reasons for failure to bloom or the flower stalk getting stuck. Therefore, in winter the indoor temperature should not be too high, but it also should not be too low. Around 8--20 degrees is suitable. If it can be adjusted to about 10 degrees at night and about 18 degrees during the day, that would be even better. 6. During care, do not pamper the clivia too much; just manage it extensively. Apart from watering when the soil is dry, do not disturb it at the drop of a hat. Give it a quiet growing environment.