How to grow Clivia beautifully (how to grow Clivia fast)

How to make Clivia grow faster

If you want Clivia to grow fast, you need to give it suitable growing materials and a slightly larger flowerpot. Then maintain it in an environment suitable for the growth of Clivia, and finally add appropriate water and fertilizer management, and Clivia will grow fast, grow well, and bloom frequently!

First, increase the amount of planting material:

The first thing to do when raising Clivia is to grow a healthy root system. Whether the root system can be well grown has a lot to do with the proper application of planting materials.

Potted Clivia has little soil and a small flowerpot, which will limit the root system's absorption of nutrients. It will also restrict the root system's expansion space. Therefore, it is critical to use a slightly larger flowerpot and increase the soil capacity when maintaining it.

It is recommended to use mixed soil as the planting material to maximize the strengths of the soil and avoid its weaknesses.

It is recommended to mix 1/3 of each of garden soil, humus soil and freshwater river sand. Finally, add 1/10 of perlite and 1/10 of rotten wood particles. The mixed soil can provide the most favorable environment for root growth.

Second, the environment is suitable:

When the temperature is above 32 degrees Celsius and below 10 degrees Celsius, Clivia will experience two growth stagnation periods, which we call dormancy periods.

If you keep Clivia in an environment with an ambient temperature of 18 to 30 degrees Celsius, it will be in its best growth period all year round and will grow faster. In a temperature-controlled greenhouse, the growth rate of Clivia can be increased by three times.

Clivia is a plant that prefers short-day light. Even if the temperature is suitable, the light exposure time for such plants should not exceed 6 hours.

It needs to be given enough time for photosynthesis to absorb nutrients, and also enough time for respiration to digest and absorb nutrients.

The best light exposure time is about 6 hours in winter and spring, and about 3 hours in summer and autumn. Be careful to avoid strong sunlight.

Third, the right amount of water:

Clivia is a plant that likes a high humidity environment. The best growing environment humidity should be above 55%.

Humidity is more difficult to handle in home maintenance, so "if the humidity is not enough, spray it". For daily maintenance, spray once in the morning and evening. When encountering high temperature and dryness, it is best to spray 3 to 5 times to cool the environment and increase the humidification of the small environment.

Too much water will cause the roots of Clivia to rot, while too little water will cause the roots to wither. Watering Clivia should be based mainly on the dryness and wetness of the shallow surface soil.

In spring and winter, when the shallow surface soil is dry, extend the watering time by about 3 days, and wait until the planting material is completely dry before watering again.

In summer and autumn, when the shallow surface soil is dry, you can water it in the evening of the same day. When watering, wait until the soil and pots cool down before watering.

Fourth, appropriate amount of fertilizer and water:

Clivia has a fleshy and thick root system, and its efficiency in absorbing nutrients is not very high, so the fertilizer absorption efficiency is relatively low when fertilizing.

When we fertilize Clivia, it is best to use organic fertilizer with balanced nutrients, long-lasting fertilizer effect and mild fertilizer. The nitrogen content of bean cake fertilizer is relatively high. If you want Clivia to grow fast, you can apply bean cake fertilizer for a long time.

We can use the "hole burial" method, burying shallowly in the shallow soil layer. In spring and autumn, once a month.

The bud formation period of Clivia is approximately between September and November, as long as the Clivia is in a healthy growth state.

After September, you can use a 1200-fold aqueous solution of "potassium dihydrogen phosphate" for foliar fertilization. Spray three times in a row, with a one-week interval between each spray. "Potassium dihydrogen phosphate" can promote the flowering of Clivia and prolong the flowering period.