What to Do If Your Clivia Freezes to Death? Rescue Methods and Follow-Up Care

Clivia is not cold-hardy; generally, once temperatures drop below zero, it is prone to frost damage. When you say your clivia froze to death, do you mean the leaves have already wilted from the cold? Or has the whole plant died off? As long as the roots of a clivia have not frozen to death, it can be saved.

First, move the clivia pot to a warm spot indoors. You need to dig the clivia out and check what condition the roots are in.

If the roots have already necrosed, then the whole clivia is beyond saving. If only part of the roots has necrosed, first cut off the necrotic parts, and cut off the frost-damaged leaves as well, keeping the parts that are still alive, and disinfect them in a potassium permanganate solution. Then place it in a warm spot to dry, and wait to plant it.

Find new soil, replant it, sterilize the soil, sprinkle on rooting powder, then plant the clivia into the pot, water it, and place it in a slightly shaded, warm spot, waiting for it to re-root. Whether it can survive at this point depends on temperature; the day-night temperature difference should not be too large. Ideally, daytime temperatures should reach 20°C, and nighttime temperatures must not drop below 15°C, otherwise it will not easily recover.