I picked up a Clivia whose roots were rotten and took it home. It bloomed six months later.

1. The roots have all rotted, leaving only the bulb

Step 1

The remaining few roots also showed signs of rotting, so I cut them off decisively and shaved my head like a bald monk.

Step 2

Soak the bald Clivia bulbs in potassium permanganate or carbendazim aqueous solution for 10-15 minutes, then take them out and place them in a cool and ventilated place to dry for 12-24 hours.

Step 3

Prepare some sphagnum moss, soak it for 10-20 minutes, then take it out and squeeze it in your hand, but don't squeeze it too hard. Of course, the sphagnum moss can also be replaced by coarse sand, sawdust, vermiculite, or perlite.

Step 4

Wrap the bulb of Clivia with sphagnum moss, plant it in a flowerpot, and place it in a well-ventilated place with diffused light and a temperature above 25 degrees.

Step 5

If you feel the surface of the sphagnum moss is dry within 3 cm, spray water on it. Do not spray on the leaf core or bulb, just spray on the sphagnum moss. If there is water accumulation at the bottom, take the whole thing out and shake off the water.

Step 6

In about 30 days, the Clivia will grow a lot of plump white roots! It's so pleasing. Now you can transplant it into soil. Of course, if you want to keep growing it with sphagnum moss, that's no problem. Just water it with nutrient solution on time.

Step 7

After half a year of careful care, it’s blooming. I’m so happy! Although there are few flowers, Huahua believes that there will be more flowers next year!

If the root rot is minor, cut off the rotten roots

Step 1

For those Clivias whose root rot is not serious, you just need to cut off the rotten roots, soak them in potassium permanganate solution, and dry them for 1 day.

Step 2

After the roots have dried, replant the Clivia into the potting soil and water it. Of course, the potting soil must be loose and breathable, and it is best to disinfect it in the sun in advance.

How to prevent root rot?

1. The soil should be loose and breathable

Clivia has fleshy roots and prefers loose and breathable soil. If your potting soil is very hardened garden soil, Huahua recommends that you take advantage of this beautiful spring time to change the soil for Clivia. The soil can be prepared according to the ratio of leaf mold: coarse sand: charcoal: base fertilizer = 8:1:0.5:0.5.

Charcoal can also be replaced by pine needles, vermiculite, and perlite, and the base fertilizer can be chicken manure, bone meal, castor seeds, sesame seeds, melon seeds, etc.

2. Don’t water too much

Clivia is relatively drought-resistant. It’s okay if the Clivia in Huahua’s office doesn’t need watering for a month, so friends have to control their hands. Water it once a month in spring and autumn, and once every two weeks in summer and winter, and water it thoroughly.

To prevent water accumulation, you can use the immersion method. Place the flower pot in a basin of water, allowing the water to seep upward from the bottom holes. You can take it out when the surface of the soil in the pot is moist.

3. Fertilizer should be well-rotted

The fertilizer for Clivia must be fully decomposed and fermented, otherwise the heat generated during the fermentation of the raw fertilizer can easily burn the root system and cause root rot.

1. It is best to apply some fertilizer in spring and autumn. If it is liquid fertilizer applied with water such as rice water, it must be fermented and diluted with water.

In addition, there are special liquid fertilizers for Clivia on the market. Flower lovers should also pay attention to the dilution ratio when using them to avoid excessive fertilizer and burning the roots. It is only necessary to apply thin liquid fertilizer once every 2-3 weeks, not too frequently.

2. If you use chicken manure or kitchen leftovers as base fertilizer, you should also ferment them in advance.

If the base fertilizer is oil-based fertilizer such as castor seeds, sesame seeds, walnuts, melon seeds, etc., you can fry it first and then put it in the bottom of the pot. Note that the fertilizer cannot come into direct contact with the roots of Clivia, and there must be a 2-3cm layer of soil between them.

Flower lovers, have you learned it?

In the future, don’t just throw away Clivia with rotten roots.

If you throw it away, maybe someone will pick it up and it will bloom!

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