Clivia is a perennial herb of . It is native to subtropical mountain forests in southern Africa and generally grows under tall trees. In such a growing environment, Clivia is naturally fond of warmth and cool, afraid of heat, warmth, moistness, and afraid of high temperature water accumulation. This nature makes Clivia almost stop growing in the hot summer and is in a dormant or semi-dormant state.
After October enters, the temperature in various places continues to drop. Except for some warm southern regions, Clivia in most areas has resumed growth in September. October is the key to the differentiation of Clivia buds. It is well maintained, and the arrows are drawn quickly and easy to bloom. If it is not properly maintained, it is easy to pick up arrows, and even if it blooms, it will not be too high-quality, which will affect the viewing. So what should we pay attention to when raising Clivia in October? 10 is the critical period for Clivia to "differentiate flower buds". Beware of the "4 taboos" and it is easier to draw arrows
First taboo: insufficient light
As the saying goes, "All things grow by the sun."
proper sunbathing is particularly important for the growth of plants. The nutrients accumulated by photosynthesis cannot be compensated by later fertilization. Potted Clivia, especially Clivia grown indoors, must increase the light appropriately after October to promote the growth of roots and leaves and the differentiation of flower buds . Clivia likes light by nature, but it just doesn’t like strong light. Under normal circumstances, Clivia raised indoors should not be fertilized too frequently except during the high temperature in summer. In other seasons, as long as the temperature does not exceed 28 degrees, you can rest assured to burn its sun. As long as the temperature does not exceed 28 degrees, you can avoid direct light at noon. Adequate light can make the leaves of Clivia thicker and straighter, with clearer textures, and make the root system stronger.
The "root and leaf flowers" of Clivia are closely related. Only when the roots are strong can there be more new leaves. Only when the leaves satisfy 12 Clivia have the ability to blossom. Large Clivia with many leaves will have stronger flowering ability, easier to draw arrows, and better quality flowering.
Indoor potted Clivia is recommended to be placed near the east and west windowsills or balcony, or about 1 meter away from the south windowsill. If you can give 4-6 hours of outdoor light every day, it is better. Of course, if you cannot keep it outdoors, it is also possible to place it near the ventilated windowsills or balcony. The daily light duration should not be less than 4 hours, which can be guaranteed to be the best between 6-8 hours.
It should be noted that the leaves of Clivia have a strong "phototropicity". When we bask in the sun, we should turn the flower pot from time to time to face the light source. After ten days and half a month, turn the flower pot 180 degrees every time, so that its leaves can grow more evenly, not grow in length, have higher ornamental value, and make it easier to draw arrows.
Second taboo: The soil is too dry
If you want to talk about the watering method of Clivia, we must fully understand its root system and soil matching method to analyze how to water it reasonably.
Although Clivia is a perennial herb of the Aralis family, although it is different from the ordinary orchid , its root system is very similar to the orchid root system. Both are white fleshy roots, without branches, and are delicate and easy to fold, full and juicy. Such roots have too high demand for soil and cannot be planted in ordinary nutrient soil. The soil used in must have good breathability, looseness, and water retention, and it must also be acidic. Such soils and coarse and fine planting materials must be reasonably matched to ensure that the soil and root systems can not only fit well, but also have certain breathability and water permeability.
Old gardeners raise Clivia, mostly made by themselves, and the most commonly used soil preparation method is to use leaf-decaying soil, pine needles, 1 river sand or vermiculite perlite and base fertilizer (the decomposed cake fertilizer is the best name for sheep manure), and prepare it in a ratio of 6:2:1:1:1. Such soil can be used to raise Clivia and can achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Generally speaking, adult Clivia with older planting age should use more coarse soil planting materials, and vice versa. Different soils have different watering frequency. In general, it is to control water during the dormant period, the soil should be slightly dry, and water more during the growth period (in spring and autumn, if the indoor temperature is not lower than 15 degrees in winter, it can also be maintained according to the growth period), and the soil should be kept in a "moist but not wet" state.
It is autumn now, and it is the peak season for Clivia to grow. During this period, the watering frequency should be increased. It is recommended that you water three or four centimeters of the soil surface dry. When watering, you must ventilate more and control the flower pot to control the excess water in time to reduce the risk of root rot. When watering, be careful not to water the water into the heart of the leaves to prevent the root rot. At the same time, wipe its leaves more. When wiping, you can add some special nutrient solution for Clivia (the ratio of water to nutrient solution is 1:500) to the water. If you are scratched, it can make its leaves thicker and have clearer texture, and can achieve the effect of applying leaf fertilizer and promote growth and flowering.
1 October raising Clivia, in general, the water should be a little more. If you really can't master the frequency of watering, we can use a flower-raising helper, a soil dry and wet detector, and you can see it by watering it and testing it, which is very convenient.
The third taboo: insufficient nutrition, do not repot for a long time
As we said above, the root system of Clivia has high requirements for soil, and the soil cannot be solidified, and it must not be alkalized, otherwise the roots will be weak and difficult to grow. For potted flowers, the soil is usually used for about one year and the nutrients are consumed, which are easy to solidify and alkalize. Therefore, it is recommended to change the potted soil in 1-2 years and replace it with new soil. A suitable flower pot is suitable. Therefore, it is most taboo to keep Clivia not changing pots for a long time.
1 October Clivia is the peak season for roots, leaves and flowers to grow. It is necessary to ensure sufficient nutrients and to "apply thin fertilizer frequently".
Whether it grows roots, new leaves, or differentiated flower buds, Clivia requires a lot of nutrients. If it is insufficient nutrition, it is easy to pick up arrows and affects the viewing. Therefore, when we raise Clivia, we need to fertilize as long as it grows during the peak season. It is recommended to apply organic compound fertilizer every half a month. You can also use controlled release compound fertilizer organic fertilizer. The growth fertilizer is applied in place. When the flowering period, you will also have the strength to differentiate flower buds.
In autumn and winter, before the Clivia arrow is drawn out, we need to apply some phosphorus and potassium fertilizers. You can use potassium dihydrogen phosphate into a 1:1000 aqueous solution, directly irrigate the roots or wipe the leaves. It is recommended to use it once every 10 days. As long as the genuine potassium dihydrogen phosphate is genuine, it can achieve better results.
It is recommended to use liquid fertilizer more for potted flowers. If you apply solid fertilizer, after fertilizing, you must water it thoroughly. In this way, the nutrients will penetrate into the soil with the water flow, which is conducive to the absorption of the root system and quick results.
The fourth taboo: There is no day and night difference, it is too comfortable
The Clivia that many people raise is sufficient nutrients, reasonable lighting, and water is also watered as needed, but whenever they bloom, they will pick up arrows and cannot draw out flower arrows. They look extremely "depressed". Why is this? This situation occurs in
. Most of the time it occurs because "there is no temperature difference between day and night, and life is too comfortable." So when we raise Clivia, we must give it a certain temperature difference between day and night. Don't enter the room too early. It is recommended to keep Clivia grown indoors by the window to ensure that it can have a day and night temperature difference of about 10 degrees during the flower bud differentiation period and a day and night temperature difference of about 10 degrees. This will not only promote its arrows, but also make its flowers fuller and more beautiful.
The above is shared today: "October is the critical period for Clivia's "differentiation of flower buds". Beware of the "4 taboos" and it is easier to draw arrows." I hope you like it, see you next time!
