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- 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 ...
- Q.Searching Ideas To Help My Clivia Have Better Growth. Question: Would Inoculation W/mycorrhizea Help? - I will make a soiless medium and try all other ideas but when I transplanted (in well draining medium) my ...
- Q.The Leaves Are Those Of Clivia As Is The Form. Is It A Member Of That Family? - It clumps just like Clivia and after flowering there are bright red berries.
- Q.Can I Remove Lower Clivia Leaves And Repot Deeper? - I have a 25 year old Clivia that I repot every other year, root pruning and repotting back into it's ...
- Q.Need Advice On Protecting/sealing The Wound When Separating \’pups\’ From The Parent Plant, A Clivia. - I've been sequestering 'pups'; the kind produced laterally from mature Clivias and wonder whether there's something I should put on ...
- Q.Clovis Roots - I have a new flush of healthy roots which I presume will find their way into the growing medium.Can I ...
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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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Anonymous on
July 7, 2021Q.Searching Ideas To Help My Clivia Have Better Growth. Question: Would Inoculation W/mycorrhizea Help?
I will make a soiless medium and try all other ideas but when I transplanted (in well draining medium) my expensive clivia after the winter rest I saw root rot. I would like to know from an expert if an ultrafine endo/ecto Mycorrhizal inoculation will help them. Thank you so much if you can reply with an answer to my question. They are inside plants and get defused light.
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
July 21, 2021
Certified ExpertA.It can, but be sure that your soilless media contains nutrients, as well! If there is not an adequate amount of nutrients, then it will make it much more susceptible to disease.
A preventative dusting of fungicide powders wouldn't hurt, either.
Here are some articles that will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/fungus-lichen/mycorrhizal-fungi-information.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/soilless-growing-mediums.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/clivia/clivia-plant.htm
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September 29, 2021Q.The Leaves Are Those Of Clivia As Is The Form. Is It A Member Of That Family?
It clumps just like Clivia and after flowering there are bright red berries.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
October 12, 2021
Certified ExpertA.Most likely. There are other species of clivia that have that trumpet shape form.
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January 24, 2022Q.Can I Remove Lower Clivia Leaves And Repot Deeper?
I have a 25 year old Clivia that I repot every other year, root pruning and repotting back into it's original pot. I thought I was putting it at the same depth, but now wonder! Or perhaps after decades of removing dying lower leaves, I've created a stalk. There is now 3 inches of tightly wound roots exposed above the soil level, growing in between the lower leaves. Can I remove those leaves and repot deeper? I would be devastated to lose this mother plant! Thank you in advance.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
January 25, 2022
Certified ExpertA.It is perfectly normal for the roots to crawl upward. They are just making sure they get plenty of air. You don't need to try to cover them. Just remove any damaged, dead, or excessively long roots above the soil.
Then refresh the potting soil and place the root ball back into the pot, disturbing the roots as little as possible. Clivia blooms better when it's rootbound so you only have to repot every 3 to 5 years.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/clivia/clivia-plant.htm
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March 11, 2022
Cambridge ,Mass., 02138Q.Need Advice On Protecting/sealing The Wound When Separating \’pups\’ From The Parent Plant, A Clivia.
I've been sequestering 'pups'; the kind produced laterally from mature Clivias and wonder whether there's something I should put on the exposed surfaces of the cut, both on the 'parent' plant and the 'pup' to seal them against infection/rot and perhaps help needed new roots to develop. Most made it to healthy independent growth, as I added rooting powder to both surfaces. Should I dry the surfaces? Is there an agent which can promote healing/drying agent/closure? I've thought of trying sawdust, powdered loam, flour, dry sand, etc. Don't want to do anything that will damage the plant at the site od separation. WR
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BushDoctor on
March 11, 2022
Certified ExpertA.I wouldn't add anything! If you do notice signs of trouble, then add wettable sulfur powder to the wounds, but they should heal on their own. Just make sure not to disturb them often.
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August 29, 2022Q.Clovis Roots
I have a new flush of healthy roots which I presume will find their way into the growing medium.Can I pot the plant to half cover them so I don't end up with a long stem with the leaves at the top of the plant like a palm tree? I don't want to rot the base.
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
September 13, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Yes, it will be safe to pot up to the roots. This collection of articles will help you to care for the plant:
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