Many people overlook this step when repotting clivia

Clivia, the gentleman's orchid - a gentleman is like an orchid, and an orchid is like a gentleman. Clivia is one of the orchid family plants loved by many orchid growers. First, clivia is one of the top choices among foliage plants; second, clivia's flowers are brilliantly colored and have a long blooming period. However, growing clivia well is no easy task, and the reason is that many details have not been handled properly. Details determine success or failure, and potted clivia is no exception. The Autumn Equinox solar term is approaching, and it is the best time to repot clivia. When repotting clivia, many people overlook this step - sunning the roots.

First, let's do a small survey. When you repot your clivia, do you just change the soil and pot it up directly, or do you first place the clivia in a spot with scattered light to air and dry it? Please remember your choice and keep reading.

As you know, clivia has many roots, and they are full of water - tender and crisp, and they break easily if you are not careful. Therefore, when repotting clivia, sunning the roots is a step that must be done.

Why should you sun the roots when repotting clivia? Let me tell you about the benefits of sunning the roots. First, sunning the roots can make the clivia's root system more flexible, so that no secondary damage is caused when potting it up.

The second benefit of sunning the roots when repotting clivia is that it speeds up the healing of wounds and damaged roots. Clivia's life is tenacious, but also fragile. When we repot and remove the plant from its pot, no matter how careful we are, we cannot avoid causing some damage to the clivia's roots. And these wounds may be invisible to the naked eye. If you pot it up directly without sunning the roots, the chance of the wounds becoming infected with bacteria or suffering water damage is very high, and root rot is extremely likely.

The method for sunning clivia roots when repotting. Place the clivia removed from its pot in a bright, well-ventilated place such as a windowsill or balcony and let it air and dry for at least 24 hours. Then pot it up and care for it according to normal potting methods. Remember, do not water right after the first potting; it is enough that the potting soil is moist. After potting, wait until the potting soil is almost dry before watering, and water thoroughly in one go.

When repotting clivia, many people overlook the step of sunning the roots. Give them a sunning, and your clivia will have less root rot, be easier to care for, and easily grow into a full pot.

Now let's report back - did everyone repot their clivia correctly?