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Cultivation methods and precautions of Clivia

Lydia Rodarte-Quayle
2020-01-17 12:53:42
Soil: use fertile, breathable and well drained soil. Light: half Yin and half Yang, preferably with a hole in the shade. Temperature: usually 15-25 ℃, over 10 ℃ in winter. Moisture: do not water too much, wait until the soil surface is dry. Fertilizer: mainly use dry fertilizer, water fertilizer and solid fertilizer, pay attention to the proportion of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, avoid raw fertilizer.

I. soil

1. Soil is the most important part of plant survival. Junzi orchid likes humus rich soil, which is very fertile, and has good air permeability and water permeability, which is suitable for the root respiration of Junzi orchid.

2. It's good for Clivia to grow roots by adding some small sand into the soil already prepared. However, it's not too much sand, about 50% is enough.

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II. Illumination

1. The growth of any kind of plant can not be separated from the sunshine, so can the Clivia. But Clivia is a kind of medium sunshine plant. Although there is no lack of sunshine in normal days, it is not good to have too little sunshine.

2. The most suitable light condition for Clivia is half shade and half sun. Build a shade shed for Clivia, preferably with holes, which can not only block the sun, but also give Clivia sunshine. In addition, if there is shade, grape trellis and so on, it's more perfect to put the Clivia under the shade or grape trellis.

3. Pay special attention to the sunshine in summer. It's enough to put the Clivia in the sun for 3-5 hours. Pay attention to the shade!

4. In winter, the sunlight is slanting, which is the most suitable light for Clivia. When the white weather temperature is above 12 ℃, you can open the window to let Clivia receive the sunlight. But there is a point, at noon to prevent direct sunlight, it is best to set up the top curtain of the shade, especially when the sun is down in the west, to pay attention to the south of the shade.

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III. temperature

1. Another important condition for plants is temperature. Clivia likes semi shade cool environment, and 15-25 ℃ is the most suitable temperature.

2. In summer, especially when the temperature is high, we should pay attention to summer vacation, build a shade shed, and put it under the shade of trees, otherwise the leaves will become narrow and long, affecting the viewing.

3. Clivia begins to dormant and stops growing below 5 ℃, so the suitable temperature for growth in winter is 15-20 ℃, and it is better not to be lower than 10 ℃. After darting, the temperature should be kept at about 18 ℃, and the temperature difference between day and night should be about 10 ℃, otherwise, the flower arrow will blossom when it is not long enough, and it is easy to form "clip arrow".

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IV. water content

1. Water is also an essential part of plant growth. Clivia has developed fleshy roots, which can store more water and have certain drought resistance. Therefore, Clivia should not be watered frequently, and it should be watered again when it is dry on the surface of basin soil.

2. According to general experience, water once every 3-5 days in winter, once every 1-2 days in spring and autumn, and increase the times of watering appropriately in summer. In addition, we should pay attention to the fact that the water demand of Clivia at the seedling stage is less than that at the flowering stage, so we must not remember it wrong.

3. The time of watering should be accurate. It's better to water before sunrise and after sunset, especially after sunset. Pay more attention to this in summer.

It's sunny and hot in summer. Spray water to Clivia 2-3 times a day to ensure the safety of Clivia in summer. In winter, the temperature should be higher than 10 ℃. Water less when the temperature is lower than 10 ℃.

4. For the small basin of Clivia, it can be buried in the large basin of wet sand, so that the water in the sand constantly penetrates into the small basin through the basin wall to supplement the water demand.

For the plants with large water demand, the flowerpot is large, so the flowerpot can be sitting in the shallow water plate, so that the water can be continuously provided through the soil.

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V. fertilizer

1. Junzi orchid likes fertilizer, but if there are too many fertilizers, it will also cause trouble to Junzi orchid. The principle of fertilizer application is "thin fertilizer, more fertilizer". There are three types of fertilizer, dry fertilizer, water fertilizer and solid fertilizer.

2. The correct fertilizing posture of Clivia should be to apply fermented solid fertilizer once every month in spring and autumn, and liquid fertilizer once a week, mainly nitrogen fertilizer. In winter and summer, it's better not to top up fertilizer, or in winter, it's better to apply solid fertilizer to Clivia, less nitrogen fertilizer, more phosphorus fertilizer and potassium fertilizer.

3. The applied fertilizer can be used as fertilizer by fully fermenting the thin cake, or by crushing the oil seeds, such as the fried Castor seeds and sesame seeds, and then burying them in the pot soil. Eggshell powder and fishy water are good phosphate fertilizer, and bran ash and soot are easy to get potash fertilizer. It can also apply nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium compound fertilizer, which can promote the germination of more new leaves. Do not apply concentrated fertilizer or raw fertilizer without fermentation.

4. We should also pay attention to the raw materials for seasonal fertilization. In winter and spring, we should apply phosphorus and potassium fertilizer; in autumn, we should apply nitrogen fertilizer. In summer, it is often used to spray foliar fertilizer with 0.1% potassium dihydrogen phosphate or superphosphate. However, since Clivia usually enters into dormancy period in summer, fertilization should be cautious. In addition, external topdressing can be carried out all year round.

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Vi. precautions

1. In summer, we must pay attention to cutting off the extra flowers and arrows. The normal flowering period of Clivia is from New Year's day to Spring Festival. Shooting arrows in summer will not produce good flowers. If not, it will consume nutrition and affect the normal growth and flowering in winter and spring.

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