How to water-culture clivia and amaryllis? A detailed explanation of scientific cultivation methods

Introduction: Water-culture tips for clivia and amaryllis, scientific cultivation methods.

What to pay attention to when water-culturing clivia at home

Water-culturing clivia is a hygienic and convenient cultivation method. When cultivating at home, pay attention to:

① Container selection. The bottom of the cultivation container should have no holes, and it is best to choose a transparent one, so that you can enjoy the leaves, the flowers, and also its root system. You can use a glass bottle; you can also use a non-toxic plastic bottle or a ceramic container. The size of the container depends on the size of the plant, and the mouth diameter should not be too large.

② The cultivation solution. It can be a nutrient solution or clean water, but when culturing in clean water, you need to pay attention to foliar feeding to supply the nutrients needed for clivia growth.

③ Changing the solution. Water-cultured clivia needs regular solution changes; the number of changes depends on the weather conditions. When the temperature is lower, about 1 change every 1 month or so; when the temperature is higher, 1 change every 10 days. When changing the solution, be careful to wash the cultivation container clean.

How to scientifically water-culture amaryllis

In early winter, choose one or several large amaryllis bulbs that have bloomed or not yet bloomed, cut off all the roots and leaves, peel off the outer dark brown skin to reveal the white and green, and soak them in clean water. After about 48 hours, take the bulbs out, wash off the paste-like substance at the cut with clean water, dry them in the shade, and then put them into a flower vessel. The flower vessel can be a bowl, a pot, or a narcissus pot, etc. Put in washed small stones, perlite, water-absorbing mountain stones, etc., and then place the treated amaryllis bulbs. Then pour in clean water, preferably clear spring water (if using tap water, it must have been left standing for several days). The depth of the water should be enough to cover the small stones and other filling materials, or about 1 cm below the upper rim of the flower vessel. Finally, place it in a spot indoors with sufficient light. Keep the room temperature at about 10°C, and in about 7~10 days it will begin to grow leaves and roots. The water in the pot must always be kept at the original water level line. When the leaves grow to 2~3 cm, fertilizer needs to be supplemented in time. Every 10~20 days, when adding water, add an appropriate amount of 1% urea solution or 0.03% potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution or other compound fertilizer solution containing nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. In late spring of the following year, plant the bulbs with roots into a flower pot for routine care. The bulbs treated by water culture in this way will bloom slightly later than other conventionally potted amaryllis, just in time for the lean summer flowering period.