How Many Years for Clivia Seedlings to Bloom and Methods for Mushroom Disease Control

Clivia

After Clivia is propagated by sowing, with careful management, it generally blooms in 3~4 years. When the Clivia fruit matures, its outer skin turns red. After harvesting, dry it in the shade for about a week, shell out the seeds, and sow them. The key to good seedling emergence lies in controlling temperature and moisture. The potting soil temperature should be 20°C~25°C. Water with a fine-spout watering can, keeping the potting soil moist at all times, without letting it dry out or become waterlogged. Cover the flower pot with glass, then cover it with a layer of white paper to keep it warm and moist, so the seeds germinate as quickly as possible; they generally sprout leaves in 50~60 days. After the leaves emerge, gradually remove the glass, and after about half a month they can be divided into separate pots. A 3-month-old seedling can grow 2~4 leaves. When the seedling grows to 5~6 leaves, it enters a stage of vigorous growth, and sufficient fertilizer and water must be supplied. About every 10 days, along with watering, apply a top dressing of well-rotted dilute liquid fertilizer. Water promptly during the growing season to keep the potting soil slightly moist. In midsummer, protect it from rain and prevent waterlogging, and avoid direct sunlight. Frequently sprinkle water on the leaf surface, which both washes off dust and lowers the temperature while increasing air humidity. By the 4th year, when the leaves have grown to about 20, it begins to send up a scape and bloom. In that year the flowers are few, and they will gradually increase afterward.