Clivia usually grows to 12 leaves before flowering, a process that takes two years.However, if the environment is not suitable or the maintenance is not thorough, the plant may need to grow to 14 leaves before flowering.In addition, the time required for different varieties is different.The fastest is the singular clivia, which takes only five months to mature.The slowest one is the smiling clivia, which takes 8-10 years from sowing to flowering.
The flowering period of Clivia miniata is usually from June to July in summer. If it is well raised, it is not impossible for the plant to bloom all year round.Its flowers are funnel-shaped, yellow, orange or orange-red, and several of them form umbels.
1. Temperature control: Clivia miniata flower stems need to be extracted. Too high or too low temperature will lead to arrows. Therefore, the temperature must be well controlled. It is appropriate to keep the temperature at about 20 . The temperature difference between day and night should be between 8-10 .
2. Strengthen the illumination: Although Clivia miniata is a short-day plant, it does not mean that it is not exposed to light. Proper illumination is helpful for the plant to blossom.The illumination time should not exceed 8 hours, and at the same time, it is better to avoid strong light and accept scattered light.
3, appropriate watering: Clivia and other flowers are different, it in the flowering period of water demand will become large, once the water is not enough, will also affect the flowering.In addition to daily watering, it can also increase air humidity by spraying water appropriately.
4. Supplementing fertilizer: Supplementing fertilizer in time is also good for the flowering of clivia.Supplementation of phosphorus and potassium fertilizers during flowering can promote flowering, generally once every 15-20 days, and control the amount of nitrogen fertilizer.
