Yellow leaves on clivia are all down to one small habit - feed it a little beer and it will be green and lush again right away

Clivia owners, have you ever had this experience: despite your careful care, your clivia somehow slowly wilts, turns yellow, and finally slowly dies, leaving you feeling a bit baffled. The old-timers say there is one reason that causes clivia to wilt and die, but many owners simply never notice it.

1. When growing clivia, one thing is a "major taboo"

That one thing the old-timers mention is: never cleaning the leaves. I do not know whether you have noticed this problem when caring for your clivia - as you grow it, dust and black particles on the leaves gradually build up more and more, and at this point we need to wipe the leaves often. Do not think this is a small matter; these things are deadly.

As particles and dust accumulate more and more, the pores on the clivia leaves become blocked, making it hard for the leaves to breathe. If they stay in this state for a long time, the clivia leaves will soon turn yellow, wilt, and even die. So when caring for it, we should often wipe the leaves with a damp cloth or wet paper towel. Here, the old-timers have another trick to make the leaves thick and green.

2. Wiping the leaves, with "beer" to help

He is rather lazy, so he generally uses a small spray bottle to spray water and remove the dust and particles on the leaves, then wipes the leaves with beer, wiping both the top and underside of the leaf. Beer is like a "stimulant" - once you wipe, two days later you will immediately find the leaves turn greener and thicker. This works not only for clivia; wiping leaves with beer is equally effective for kalanchoe and phalaenopsis orchids.

However, beer is like a "hormone" and cannot be used often. Normally, when caring for clivia, if you want the leaves to be as shiny as in the picture and the veins this beautiful, then you might as well use a foliar fertilizer once a month, using Huadongde organic nutrient solution. Its nutrients are abundant and it has many trace elements, which can prevent yellow leaves. For regular top dressing, also use it as a root drench - it takes care of both roots and leaves in one go.

So, clivia owners, when caring for your plants, you must pay attention to the issue of wiping the leaves. If you want to be lazy like this little gardener and use a spray bottle to spray water and remove dust, be very careful not to spray into the heart of the leaves, otherwise causing the heart to rot will cost you more than it is worth.