How to select seeds for potted clivia? These methods must be mastered

A clivia that has reached 3 and a half years old with 12 leaves can reproduce. Reproduction is a complex systematic project. From clivia flowering, pollination, seedling raising, to variety cultivation and strain matching, it is a required course for clivia enthusiasts, and also a growth process from simply liking them to recognizing, understanding, and knowing clivia. Only after many cycles of exploration and continuous accumulation of experience can one become an expert, and producing premium plants goes without saying.

For a clivia flower, counting from pollination, after a full nine months, the fruit turns from green to yellow, and from yellow to red, and the fruit begins to mature. So, what then.

1. After the fruit matures, cut the entire fruit stalk from the middle position of the stalk, and place it in a bright and ventilated place for an after-ripening process of about 20 days.

2. Peel out the seeds, select those that are plump and have a bud eye, and prepare them for sowing. Shriveled ones without a bud eye can be discarded.

3. One fruit has at least one seed, and at most 20—30 seeds. Clivia seeds contain a relatively high amount of moisture and are not suitable for long-term storage. After being peeled out, they must be sown within one week. If the time is too long, the seeds will shrivel and the bud eye will shrink, affecting the seedling emergence rate.

4. If you want to store the seeds for a longer time, it is best to cut the stalk later, or peel them out later after cutting the stalk.