How to Divide Clivia: A Detailed Guide to the Division Propagation Method
How to divide Clivia: when the plant grows to a certain size, offshoots will grow from the mother plant, sometimes one and sometimes several. This is a way for the plant to reproduce on its own. To grow more Clivia and reduce excessive nutrient consumption by the mother plant, you can divide the offshoots and plant them separately. Clivia can be divided in either spring or autumn, usually in April to May of spring, when the offshoots have grown to 4 to 5 leaves, doing it together with repotting the mother plant.
When dividing Clivia, the potting soil should be neither sticky nor crumbly. First tap the side of the pot a few times to loosen the soil from the pot, then hold the rhizome between the index finger and middle finger of one hand with the palm flat against the soil surface; support the bottom of the pot with the other hand and turn the pot over to tip out the mother plant, being careful not to break the leaves or damage the fleshy roots. Then scrape away the soil around the roots to expose the point where the young plant joins the mother plant, and either pull them apart by hand or cut them apart with a knife to separate the young plant.
If the young plant already has its own roots, you can pot it up in moist propagating soil and place it in a shady spot, water it after 2 days, and give it normal care after one week. For divided seedlings without roots, apply sulfur powder or charcoal powder to the wound to prevent infection and rot. When potting in plain sandy soil, plant it slightly deeper than a young plant with roots to prevent it from falling over. After watering, cover it with a plastic cover or place it in a humid environment, and never expose it to the sun. The potting soil should stay moist but not waterlogged, and the room temperature should be 20 to 25°C. In about one month new roots will grow, and then you can plant it in propagating soil.
How to propagate Clivia by division: after separating the young plant, apply sulfur powder or charcoal powder to the wound on the mother plant, remove the rotten and broken roots, and replant it in the original pot or a pot one size larger depending on its growth.
You can also divide and transplant in September to October of autumn, because this is when Clivia is in its sprouting period, and dividing at this time benefits the growth and development of both the mother plant and the young plant. The above is an introduction to how to divide Clivia.
How to Divide Clivia
Division is a fairly common method among Clivia propagation methods. Some flower lovers do not know how to divide Clivia and worry about handling it improperly, but dividing Clivia is not as complicated as flower lovers imagine. Getting the timing right is half the success. The best time to divide Clivia is when the average temperature is between 15°C and 25°C, and south of the Yangtze River it can be done around Qingming Festival.At this time, Clivia has just finished blooming and entered a period of vigorous vegetative growth, so you can take the opportunity to repot and change the soil while cutting off young plants for division propagation. Division in the second half of the year can be done between White Dew and Autumn Equinox, so that the new plant separated from the mother has a longer growing period. Whether to divide in spring or autumn can be decided based on the size of the offshoot. If the offshoot is too small, it will grow slowly after division, and if it is too large, it will affect the growth of the mother plant. Generally, dividing when the offshoot has grown 3 to 5 leaves is very beneficial to the growth of both the offshoot and the mother plant. In other words, if repotting should be done in the first half of the year, it should not be delayed to the second half, and certainly not delayed to the second year.
Specific Methods for Dividing Clivia
1. Blade: you can use a medical scalpel or a thin craft blade, and it is best to sterilize it with potassium permanganate solution before use.
2. Prepare the flower pot and potting soil. A pot with good drainage, loose and breathable, and free of pathogens is preferable.
The potting soil can be prepared as two types of medium. The first is a pure sand medium. Take ordinary river sand, first sift out the powder with a fine sieve, then rinse it clean with clear water, then scald it with boiling water to disinfect it, and let it dry in the sun before use. River sand is an excellent medium for rooting Clivia division seedlings and is very beneficial for the planting and survival of young seedlings. The second is leaf mold soil. This acidic soil contains a variety of nutrients and is suitable for cultivating young seedlings that have been cut from the mother plant with roots. When using this medium to grow division seedlings, the seedlings usually recover their vitality after a few days of acclimation and quickly use their own root system to absorb water and nutrients from the medium and grow robustly.
3. After cutting, use the prepared vitamin B12 solution to apply to the wounds of the mother plant and the young plant, and use charcoal powder or sulfur powder to dry and disinfect the wounds. After these tasks are done, you can proceed to plant the division seedlings.
4. During the division operation, determine the way to take the bud according to the growth position of the offshoot. Whether repotting is needed depends on how exposed the offshoot is. If the offshoot is well exposed and the mother plant has been repotted for less than two years, there is no need to repot to take the bud. Just scrape away the propagating soil until you can see the position of the offshoot on the mother plant, and then cut the bud for propagation; if the offshoot grows at the bottom of the mother plant's root zone, you must repot. Gently lift out the entire plant, shake off the attached old soil, expose the offshoot, and remove it by pulling or cutting. During the operation, the sharper the knife the better and the smaller the wound the better, which is beneficial for wound healing and growth of the young seedling.
5. The depth for potting should be just enough to bury the rhizome of the offshoot and stabilize the plant. When potting, make sure the seedling's rhizome fits closely against the sand grains. Straighten any seedlings that lean over due to watering. For rootless division seedlings that cannot stand steadily when planted, you can insert a bamboo stick into the medium and then tie the division seedling to the bamboo stick to hold it in place. Usually after 30 to 40 days, new roots will grow successfully.
How to Divide Clivia
Clivia, also known as Natal lily, is a flowering plant that blooms in winter and spring and dislikes high temperatures. Clivia can be propagated by sowing or division. A Clivia seedling grown from seed can grow 16 leaves by its 4th year and begin to bloom and set seed, and by its 5th year it can be propagated by division. Today the editor will introduce the division operation.
When the seedling sprouts, the young leaves come together in a sword shape and drill out of the soil surface. At this time the root offshoot has not yet grown its own root system; it only begins to take root after the young leaves unfold, so do not rush to separate it and let it grow on the mother plant for a while longer.
Before dividing, first take the mother plant out of the flower pot, remove the outer soil, expose the root system, find the part where the root offshoot connects to the mother plant, and cut them apart with a small knife, being careful not to damage the young roots on the offshoot.
Then replant the mother plant in fresh propagating soil and plant the root offshoot in a small pot.