What to do when a clivia (Clivia miniata) grows small shoots? Handle it this way for truly spectacular blooms

What to do when a clivia grows small shoots? Should you pull them off? When a clivia is in good growing condition and has reached a certain size, it will produce small side shoots from the root disc at the base. This is a sign of normal growth.

What should you do when side shoots appear? Do you need to pull them off? Many people like to plant several clivias in one pot, so that when they bloom, each one sends up a flower spike and they all bloom together - a cluster of clivias in bloom is truly spectacular. Some even damage the growing point to make it produce more side shoots, just to get that mass-bloom effect and turn it into a cluster of clivias. Xiao Qi suggests you do not pull them off, but let them grow. When there are more and more side shoots in the pot and after a few years of growing, seeing them all bloom together will be spectacular. Moreover, when they grow on the old parent plant, they grow very fast - a plant that would normally take two years to bloom could, growing on the parent, grow up and bloom in just one year.

Of course, if you prefer the look of a single plant with neat, uniform leaves, you can absolutely have them pulled off, but when pulling them off you must wait until the shoots have grown large enough. When they have independent roots, check the roots of the small clivia when you repot the old one; if it has independent roots, you can cut it off directly from the connecting point, dab on wood ash or carbendazim, and then plant it separately in its own pot. This operation is very simple - just be sure to apply carbendazim or wood ash to the wound to prevent bacteria from breeding, infecting the wound and causing rot. So whether or not to pull them off can be decided according to your own preference.

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