Follow these 3 steps to care for your clivia, and 1 leaf can become 10 in half a year

If cared for properly, clivia can bloom twice a year, and some experienced growers can even get it to bloom three times. But there is one precondition for making clivia bloom: it must be a mature plant. There are also cases of small seedlings blooming, but most of the flowers will get stuck in the arrow stage. So before clivia blooms, the key is to grow it big, with broad, thick leaves.

Although clivia is a flowering plant, when it is not in bloom it can absolutely be treated as a foliage plant. After all, clivia's leaves are so glossy green that they are even prettier than spider plant. Today let's share some tips on caring for clivia, hoping they can help fellow growers.

1. For newly potted clivia, you must mix the potting soil yourself

Image source: Clivia Tieba, grower: Caoyuan Xuelang Dalang

How to mix potting soil for clivia:

Because clivia grows best in loose, fertile, slightly acidic organic soil, we have a clear goal when mixing it. First prepare leaf mold, ordinary garden soil, pine needles and grit, then mix and stir them evenly in a ratio of 2:2:1:0.5. The leaf mold and pine needles provide an environment for microorganisms to grow as well as some trace elements and other nutrients. In addition, they also have heat-retaining, water-retaining and breathable properties, making them most suitable for the respiration and growth of clivia's fleshy roots.

2. Regularly apply organic fertilizers such as decomposed soybean cake to clivia

Image source: Clivia Tieba, grower: Yanghua Xian Yanggen

Clivia loves fertilizer, so to ensure its rapid growth and new leaf production, you must fertilize frequently. But stick to the principle of light fertilizer applied often, and never apply concentrated fertilizer. It is best to use organic fertilizer rather than any kind of compound fertilizer. For example, fish meal, bone meal, eggshell fertilizer and decomposed soybean cake are all good fertilizers. The specific method is very simple: after fermenting the above materials, just dig holes in the clivia pot soil and bury them in.

3. Give clivia plenty of scattered light and water

Image source: Clivia Tieba, grower: Song Xiaoting Guoguo

Although clivia does not have high light requirements, green leaves still need light for photosynthesis. To avoid direct strong light, it is recommended to let clivia receive about three hours of scattered light each day. Specifically, you can place the clivia one meter away from the balcony. As for watering, although clivia's well-developed roots can store water, this does not mean you should water less. Especially in summer, when transpiration is strong, it is best to water once every two days. In other seasons, watering once a week is enough.

Besides the three details of clivia care mentioned above, there are also some tips in daily care, such as what was shared a few days ago: using rice water to water clivia, using diluted beer to feed clivia, and spraying clivia with monopotassium phosphate to prevent yellow leaves, and so on. When caring for clivia, the key is to be attentive. Only with attentiveness can you grow flowers well.

That is all for the knowledge about caring for clivia. Thank you for reading!

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