What to do after Clivia blooms

How to deal with flowering without seed retention

The first thing to do is to cut off the dead flowers. After the Clivia flowers wither, if the remaining flower arrows and pedicels are not cut off in time, they will continue to consume nutrients. This is very unfavorable when the Clivia has already consumed a lot of nutrients due to flowering, so it must be cut off in time.

The second thing is to replace the potting soil in time. Replacing the potting soil is also due to the large consumption of nutrients. If you do not check the potting soil in time after flowering and do not apply fertilizer in time, the nutrients consumed by the plant will not be replenished, and the plant is likely to bloom poorly next year.

Finally, the plant should be placed in a place with scattered light during maintenance, and watering should be done after the soil is dry. You can rotate the flower pot regularly.

Treatment methods for seed saving

It should be noted that if the Clivia needs to be saved for seeds after it blooms, a different approach must be taken.

If you want to keep seeds, you need to pollinate the Clivia when it blooms. On each flower, there is a three-pronged stamen, which is the pistil, and the rest are stamens. Just apply the pollen on the stamens to the pistil. After flowering, pay attention to the flower arrows and cut them off, and then harvest them after the seeds are mature.