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- Q.Do Clivia Like Sun Or Shade - Planting clivia from pot to garden do the year like sun or shade or both
- Q.Clivia From Africa. What Type Of Potting Soil Do I Use ? - I have a Clivia plant from Africa. What type of potting soil should I use ?
- Q.Seedpods Cliveas - why did my cliveas drop all their seedpods this year
- Q.My Clivia Has A White Fungal Mould On It. How Should I Treat It? - It's an indoor plant .
- Q.My Clivia Has Produced Blossoms But No Stem - The flowers are "stuck"low in between the leaves. The stem they should be on never formed. Otherwise happy and healthy.
- Q.The Leaves Of My Clivia Lily (growing In A Large Pot) Have Large Brown Patches. What Is Causing This And How Do I Encourage The P - lant to grow. The clivia survived winter outside, covered and in a sheltered spot. It now has one bloom but ...
- Q.When To Transplant A Clivia - I have had a Clivia for about 15 years. We first started together as a smallish single plant in a ...
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Filo on
August 9, 2020
Mid north coast NSWQ.Do Clivia Like Sun Or Shade
Planting clivia from pot to garden do the year like sun or shade or both
Answered by
BushDoctor on
August 10, 2020
Certified ExpertA.This will be a plant that much prefers shade. here is an article that will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/clivia/clivia-plant.htm
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Anonymous on
September 19, 2020Q.Clivia from Africa. What type of potting soil do I use ?
I have a Clivia plant from Africa. What type of potting soil should I use ?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
September 20, 2020
Certified ExpertA.These beautiful plants prefer a coarse, well-drained soil or even a soil-less mix. Here's an article about caring for a clivia, as well as one about how to create a soil-less potting mix.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/clivia/clivia-plant.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/soilless-growing-mediums.htmWas this answer useful?00 - Asked by
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January 26, 2021Q.Seedpods Cliveas
why did my cliveas drop all their seedpods this year
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
January 26, 2021
Certified ExpertA.We suggest that you check on all your growing conditions - is your soil well-draining, have you given it a rest period? Please read this article on how to care for your plant: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/clivia/clivia-plant.htm. I would check for root rot if the plant has spent time sitting in wet soil.
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Anonymous on
March 16, 2021Q.My Clivia Has A White Fungal Mould On It. How Should I Treat It?
It's an indoor plant .
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GKH_Susan on
March 17, 2021
Certified ExpertA.It sounds like your clivia could use a neem oil treatment or two. Here's an article that will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/hpgen/powdery-mildew-treatment.htm
You can check your plant's growing conditions with the tips in this article: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/clivia/clivia-plant.htmWas this answer useful?00 - Asked by
camcgrath on
April 4, 2021Q.My Clivia Has Produced Blossoms But No Stem
The flowers are "stuck"low in between the leaves. The stem they should be on never formed. Otherwise happy and healthy.
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
April 5, 2021
Certified ExpertA.Some species do not have elongated stems. This is indicative of a specimen closer to a wild specimen than the modern ones. This could mean that the plant this came from was grown from a cross pollinated seed, or that it is, simply, one of the short-stemmed types.
You can try a few things, though.
After testing your soil for deficiencies, you can add a little potassium and phosphorus to the soil. This can help with stem and bloom formation.
You can try decreasing the amount of light that the plant receives. This can force stem elongation in response to a slight lack of light.
Other than this, you may be stuck with a low flowering type.
Here are some article that will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/clivia/clivia-plant.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/clivia/getting-clivias-to-rebloom.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/clivia/problems-with-clivia-plants.htm
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May 17, 2021Q.The Leaves Of My Clivia Lily (growing In A Large Pot) Have Large Brown Patches. What Is Causing This And How Do I Encourage The P
lant to grow. The clivia survived winter outside, covered and in a sheltered spot. It now has one bloom but it is low down - not on a long stem.
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GKH_Susan on
May 20, 2021
Certified ExpertA.Here's some info that may help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/disease/plant-leaf-spots.htmAlso, a red flag went up when you said it was planted in a large pot. When repotting plants, they should only go up one or two sizes. If the container is too large, it causes too much moisture to be retained in the soil, essentially overwatering the plant. That could be what is going on here.
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Anonymous on
June 3, 2021Q.When To Transplant A Clivia
I have had a Clivia for about 15 years. We first started together as a smallish single plant in a 10 inch plastic pot. It has always been healthy and blooming gorgeous orange flowers - semi-annually at first then becoming once a year. Gradually the single plant has given me four new plants in the same 9"x10" plastic pot. Today they are all the same size - 17" at maximum height, and this year no blooms; last year one small bloom from one of the "babies." It is in indirect light, in an apartment in New England. I have heard that Clivia like to be crowed and will burst out of the pot (plastic pot?) when it is too crowed. If I should transplant, could you please give me instructions. I really to love the Clivias. Thank you. I don't know how to download a picture (76 yrs old)
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GKH_Susan on
June 11, 2021
Certified ExpertA.These articles should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/clivia/getting-clivias-to-rebloom.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/clivia/getting-clivias-to-rebloom.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/clivia/clivia-plant.htm
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