Growth habits
First of all, we need to know the source and preference of flowers, and then we can raise them well!
Clivia originated in the subtropical region of Southern Africa, like semi - humid, cool and ventilated environment, avoid strong light, avoid water.
The most suitable growth temperature of Clivia is 18 ℃ ~ 28 ℃, when the temperature is more than 30 ℃, it will enter a semi dormant state. It is a typical greenhouse flower, suitable for indoor cultivation.
How to spend summer in Clivia depends on the foundation of spring cultivation. First of all, the soil
1. Soil preparation
Junzi LAN is suitable for the weak acid humus soil with good permeability, permeability and drainage. It can be made up of sapropel, pine needles, river sand and base fertilizer according to 6:2:1:1.
2. Loosen soil in summer
In summer, when the basin soil is hardened, you can use a small bamboo piece or a small spade to obliquely insert it into the inner wall of the basin, not too deep. Fix the bamboo piece with one hand, and do not move it. Rotate the flowerpot with the other hand, and you can loosen the topsoil with one turn.
When the temperature is too high in summer, the Clivia will enter a half body sleeping state. At this time, we must do a good job in heatstroke prevention.
1. Avoid direct light
Clivia is a kind of sunshine plant. It likes weak light but avoids strong light. It is easy to get sunburn by direct light, and its flowering period is also short.
2. Can't be without light
In summer, it's best to put the Clivia in the semi - shade and semi - Sun ventilation place, and see the scattered light sooner or later. Light is too weak, affect flowering, and the color is lighter.
1. Watering principle
The developed fleshy root of Clivia can store some water. It is drought resistant, wet loving and stagnant. Therefore, watering in summer should be based on the principle of not drying, not watering, but watering through, so as to keep the basin soil moist and not wet.
2. Watering frequency
Summer high temperature weather can be watered once a day in the morning, depending on the degree of dryness and wetness of basin soil and regional weather conditions.
3. Cooling measures
In order to lower the temperature, spray water to the air and the ground around the plant in summer, but try not to spray water into the center of the blade to prevent rotten core.
1. Incomplete sleep
If the Clivia is kept in a cool and ventilated place indoors, it will not be completely dormant in summer. At this time, fertilization should be reduced. Generally, thin liquid soybean cake fertilizer should be applied every 15-20 days. Before fertilization, the basin soil should be dry and easy to absorb.
2. Sleep
Summer south high temperature rainy weather, Clivia is very easy to enter the dormancy state, at this time should stop fertilization, in order to avoid rotten roots.
1. Common diseases
Clivia is easy to get soft rot in summer. There will be light yellow water spots on the leaves. Then the spots will expand. The leaves will turn brown and soft, and bacteria will flow out of the wounds.
Prevention and control measures: once the disease is found, the diseased plants shall be separated immediately to remove the rotten parts; when the damage is serious, all the plants shall be removed, and then the plants shall be immersed in 5% potassium permanganate solution for 1 hour, after disinfection and drying, the grass and wood ashes shall be applied on the wound..
2. Common pests
In the environment of high temperature and bad ventilation, Clivia is easy to be attacked by scale insects.
If it is not serious, the alcohol can be mixed with water, diluted in the proportion of 1:2, then dipped with a cotton swab, and repeatedly wiped on the insect damaged parts;.
Serious insect damage can be used to dilute 1000 ~ 1500 times of the National Light scale must be treated to insect parts spray kill.
Some flower friends ask, the leaves of Clivia in the family are askew, grow very loose, how to do asymmetry on both sides?
How to deal with it
1. Clamp correction
First, put a layer of soft paper on the jaw of the skewed blade, then use the small clip of drying clothes at home to pull the skewed blade and the blade in the normal direction and clamp them together, and correct them after a period of time!
2. Cardboard correction
Will be light cardboard cut good gap, and then directly put the blade into the cardboard, this method is simple and rough, more suitable for the robust growth of adult Clivia
