How to Water and Fertilize Potted Clivia? Detailed Key Points of Water and Fertilizer Management

Many people today keep a few potted plants at home, and the elegant and beautiful Clivia (Clivia miniata) is one of the varieties people grow quite often. Those who do not know how to grow it find Clivia difficult and prone to problems. Those who do know how find it especially easy to care for. Below, let us mainly learn about the key points of water and fertilizer management for Clivia.

1. Growing Environment

Clivia is a plant that does not like strong light, which means it can receive some light, but most of the time it is best placed in a diffused-light environment. For example, under eaves or in the shade of trees in a courtyard; when grown indoors it still needs appropriate light and cannot be kept in a shaded place all the time.

2. Watering

Clivia is especially afraid of waterlogging, so do not overwater it; water only when the soil is dry and let it dry between waterings, and in particular avoid half-watering. Clivia has thick, fleshy roots; if the soil is too wet or waterlogged, root rot is very likely, and this is also the most common problem in Clivia care. You can use a bamboo skewer or wooden stick inserted into the pot to check whether the soil is dry, then decide whether to water. Clivia should not be watered too much or too frequently.

3. Fertilizing

To make Clivia's leaves and flowers grow well, fertilizing is crucial; Clivia's love of fertilizer is a characteristic of its growth. Potted Clivia basically needs repotting and soil changing every one to two years, using decomposed organic fertilizer or cake fertilizer as a base fertilizer. Regular fertilizing should also be done at ordinary times; apart from the hot summer, fertilizing can be done in all other seasons.

4. Fertilizing Precautions

Clivia likes fertilizer, but it also dislikes overly strong fertilizers and some undecomposed raw fertilizers. You can use a compound flower fertilizer specially made for Clivia, applying it in holes dug around the edge of the pot. You can also make some liquid fertilizer yourself, dilute it, and use it every half a month in the morning or evening. You can also cook some soybeans, add eggshells, bones and fish innards, add water and ferment, then dilute the fermented liquid as a liquid fertilizer.

Overall, as long as you provide Clivia with a suitable growing environment and proper water and fertilizer management, Clivia is actually not as difficult to grow as the legends say.