Three techniques for growing clivia in summer

1. Shade and cooling. During the day, place the clivia indoors where it receives no sunlight, letting it get appropriate sun exposure only in the early morning and toward evening, and place it at night in a ventilated spot such as a balcony or windowsill. If it is to be kept outdoors for the summer, a shade frame should be set up to block light all day, covered in the morning and opened in the evening.

2. Increase humidity and mist with water. Clivia likes a humid, cool environment, so in summer it needs water sprayed on the ground and misted on the leaves several times a day. In a high-temperature environment, clivia stops growing and is in effect in a semi-dormant state, needing less water, but the potting soil must not be allowed to dry out completely; keep the soil moisture content at around 50%, that is, it is suitable when it feels damp to the touch but not sticky.

3. Choose the pot sensibly. Clivia has very long roots, so it is usually thought that it should be planted in a deep pot, but a deep pot is unfavorable for getting it through the summer. A deep pot with thick soil inevitably has poor aeration, and when watering is sparse, the carbon dioxide waste gas released by root respiration cannot be flushed out in time by watering, anaerobic saprophytic fungi multiply in large numbers, causing root rot; therefore, in summer clivia should not be grown in a deep pot or a large pot.