Clivia is a ornamental flower that is familiar to the public. Its leaves are wide and thick, dark green and shiny, like a big open green fan, elegant and majestic. Clivia is not only a foliage plant, but also a very good flower plant. It blooms in winter and spring every year. The flowering period lasts for more than 45 days.
It’s now the end of December, and it’s the time when the Clivia flowers are blooming. However, there is no movement in the clivias of some flower friends. Whether Clivia can bloom or not shows many "characteristics" in appearance. If you want to know whether your Clivia can bloom this year, just look at these places to find out:
Characteristics of Clivia blooming
Clivia that can bloom has the following 3 characteristics:
Look at the number of leaves
Flowering requires a lot of energy and nutrients. If the Clivia seedlings are too small or too weak, they will automatically choose not to bloom. Only old Clivia seedlings that are strong enough can bloom, which is one of the necessary conditions. Clivia has opposite leaves. Count the leaves of Clivia. Only strong old seedlings with more than 6 pairs of leaves and grown for more than 3 years can bloom. If the seedlings are too small and the number of leaves does not reach 6 pairs, they will not be able to bloom that year.
Look at the base
The flowering method of Clivia is to germinate flower arrows at the base first, and then the flower arrows emerge from the base and gradually grow leaves. When the flower arrows are higher than the leaves, the flower buds will open at the top of the flower arrows. If you don’t know whether the Clivia has flower arrows, we can take a closer look at the base. If the base is slightly swollen and arched outward, it means that the base is already giving birth to flowers and arrows. If there is no change at the base, it means there are no flower arrows growing inside.
Look at the growth of new leaves
The nutrients that the Clivia root system can absorb are limited, either for the growth of leaves or for the growth of flowers and arrows. Usually, the leaves and flowers and arrows will not grow rapidly at the same time. Based on this, flower lovers can judge whether Clivia is blooming by observing the growth of new leaves. If you see that the new leaves that were growing rapidly suddenly stop growing, it is most likely that the Clivia has begun to breed flowers and is preparing to bloom this year.
Three characteristics of Clivia that does not bloom
After talking about the three characteristics of Clivia that blooms, let’s talk about the three characteristics of Clivia that does not bloom:
Poor leaf growth
The flower arrows of Clivia require a lot of nutrients and energy from conception to blooming, which is a huge consumption for the plant. Only Clivia that is strong enough can bear such a large consumption, and those that are thin and weak in growth cannot do it. Whether Clivia is strong or not can be judged by observing the leaves. A normal and robust Clivia has dark green leaves, thick flesh, and a glossy surface. The skinny Clivia has leaves that are not dark or even yellow in color, and the mesophyll is thin and drooping. This kind of thin Clivia can bloom only after it is strong.
Sick Clivia
Clivia is a solid plant with few diseases and insect pests, but it can also get sick if it is not properly maintained. When Clivia is sick, the leaves will turn yellow and wither, black or brown spots will appear on the leaf surface, root rot or leaf core rot will occur. When we humans are sick, we need to recover immediately. When Clivia is sick, we must first treat the disease. Don’t think about things like blooming.
New leaves grow vigorously
As we mentioned above, the nutrients that Clivia can absorb are limited, and they either mainly supply the leaves or the flowers and arrows.If you see the new leaves of Clivia growing rapidly in winter, you can basically know that it has used all the nutrients to grow new leaves and will not cause flowers to bloom.
