What to do when a clivia won't shoot its flower stalk quickly? Add alcohol or use temperature difference stimulation

Why can't a clivia with sufficient nutrients shoot its flower stalk? It may be that something has stalled in some part of the growing process. Growers can use methods such as controlling light and temperature, adding alcohol, temperature difference stimulation, or watering and soaking with warm hot water to make the clivia shoot its flower stalk quickly. No matter which method is used, as long as it is done correctly, the stalk will generally emerge in about a week.

1. Control light and temperature

Clivia is relatively sensitive to light and temperature, so to make a clivia shoot its flower stalk quickly, you just need to control light and temperature well. The suitable temperature for shooting the stalk is kept between 18~28°C, then move the clivia into a dark, lightless, shaded environment and grow it there for 3~5 days, and you will be able to find that the clivia has magically shot out stalk buds.

2. Add alcohol

Originally, in the process of growing flowers and plants, there were already many cases of watering with alcohol. Alcohol that has been fermented and rotted contains nutrients such as carbon dioxide, protein and amino acids, which can supply the nutrients needed for the clivia to shoot its stalk. However, whether it is beer or liquor, the amount used must be small, otherwise the rhizome is easily corroded and scorched.

3. Temperature difference stimulation

If it cannot shoot the flower stalk, it may be that the clivia has not received enough growth stimulation, so you can try using temperature difference stimulation to make the flower stalk shoot out. Usually it is enough to ensure a large difference between day and night temperatures; a temperature difference above 10°C and below 25°C is more suitable. After stimulation by temperature, the nutrients retained in the clivia itself can burst out, achieving the goal of shooting the stalk.

4. Watering with warm hot water

The warm hot water irrigation method is to place the clivia in water at 36~40°C and soak it, take it out after 3 minutes, and wait until nightfall to place it on a ventilated windowsill or balcony; this counts as another way of implementing the temperature difference method. The hot water method is to water 40°C hot water once into the potting soil every other morning, stimulating the rhizome to release nutrients, and the stalk can emerge in a week.