How to grow a Clivia so it turns into a clustered Clivia

Many gardeners like growing Clivia, not only because its leaves are broad and glossy green, but also because its flowers are large and beautiful. Grown as a potted plant, it has very high ornamental value and looks great accenting a home environment. But quite a few gardeners also hope to grow a single Clivia into a clustered Clivia. So, how do you do it?

If you want a Clivia to turn into a clustered Clivia, you need to start from the seedling stage. It is also recommended to use a substrate like akadama soil to grow Clivia, because when this substrate is used to cultivate Clivia, the plant sprouts much faster than in leaf mold soil. In fact, turning a Clivia into a clustered Clivia is achieved on the basis of decapitating or cutting off its head.

Before the Clivia develops into a clustered Clivia, water it once, and water it thoroughly. Then place the pot in a ventilated spot for 3-5 days, keeping the water-holding capacity of the potting soil at around 50%-60%. If you water too much and its leaves are relatively few, its root system will suffer from lack of oxygen in the moist soil and may even rot.

Next, clear away a little of the soil around the small Clivia seedling, and use a blade to cut off the above-ground part of the plant level with the potting soil. If one cut does not go all the way through, you can make another cut until the cut position is satisfactory.

But to avoid wound infection, it is recommended to sprinkle a layer of carbendazim powder on the wound of the remaining Clivia base stump. This way the wound heals relatively quickly, and it is not easy for the wound to become infected and cause the Clivia base stump to rot.

Next, place the pot in a cool place with smooth air circulation for care, and during this period be sure not to water. As long as the potting soil has not dried out completely, do not water. If the potting soil has dried out completely, you can use a small amount of water to slowly soak the soil along the inner wall of the pot, far from the plant.

But when watering, it is recommended to slowly soak with a small amount of water at symmetrical positions along the inner wall of the pot, near the edge. Because watering in a circle along the inner wall of the pot makes it hard to control the amount of water well. Not only that, before the Clivia sprouts again and grows leaves, do not fertilize either. When it lacks water, just slowly soak the soil with a small amount of water.

When the new shoots of the Clivia have grown to about 2 cm, we can transplant it into soil specially formulated for Clivia to grow. After it has settled into the pot, we can just resume normal care and management for it. In this way, the plant will gradually grow into a clustered Clivia.