I have one Clivia plant which is about 4 years old. I got it from Logee's
Greenhouse mailorder. It is in a small pot, the original pot it was planted
in.
It has been in the house, in a window, with no direct sunlight, except for
about 1 hour in the late afternoon. I water it regularly, and fertilize,
much diluted, with most waterings. It has never bloomed, boo! Sorry I can't
be of more help.
jeanie
a very covert lurker
still would like to hear from anyone growing Clivia...
karen, nj
lights
> on my prop/plant shelves (about 24" below and at edge of shelf, not in
> middle)? Or it that already too much for this plant -- IIRC I know that
it
> likes bright light but not direct sun, but am not certain how it will
behave
I have mine to the side of my corner with west and south facing windows and
it has bloomed yearly since it has been of a reasonable size (was given a
rooted bulblet). Sorry I don't know anything about how they do under
lights!
Debbie in Williamsburg, VA
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Subject: Re: Clivia culture again
I have one Clivia plant which is about 4 years old. I got it from Logee's
Greenhouse mailorder. It is in a small pot, the original pot it was planted
in.
It has been in the house, in a window, with no direct sunlight, except for
about 1 hour in the late afternoon. I water it regularly, and fertilize,
much diluted, with most waterings. It has never bloomed, boo! Sorry I can't
be of more help.
jeanie
a very covert lurker
Hi Karen,
I also have a clivia but it is in an east facing window. It does bloom for
me for some reason around March and last year again in August. I have never
used lights for it so can't speak to that circumstance. Mine came from that
old Michigan Bulb Company and now has a baby next to it. Robin in western
Mass.
Hi Karen, I have several clivias, all from the same mother plant and off
shoots. they are in my living room which is quite a bright room. I place
them so no sunlight lies directly on them especially in the summer. That
window faces southwest. they get burned badly. I spoke with someone who
grew up with them growing wild around his home and he said they needed
to be treated much the same as a shade plant. Since I have done that i
haven't had any damage at all with them. I do allow them to dry very
thoroughly. They get water maybe twice a month. Mine have been blooming
every March/April for at least 12 years now. I do feed them with
probably every other watering these days as there will be blooms in a
month or better. Once they are done blooming I stop. If they set seeds,
they still get some food although diluted.
They don't seem to like it really hot (the humid dog days of August seem
to make it droop a bit) in the house here so I can oblige them by
keeping them near exterior walls. I have a friend who moves hers in pots
out on their patio, which is quite shaded, for the summer and brings
them back before frost.
I find it takes quite a bit of time for them to show stress and they
seem to recover fairly quickly so I would suggest you move it where you
want it and see what happens. Marg
swaine wrote:
Good luck with the move, Bob. I'm sure you find things to treasure about
your new home although I expect it is a wrench to leave this protective
friend behind. Marg
Bob Winnall wrote:
Everything you need to know:
http://www.ilsham.demon.co.uk/clivia.html
Mine blooms reliably every year. Gets exactly the conditions described on
this website and is definitely pot-bound.
Donna
Thanks to everyone who responded. I now have some hope of getting it to
rebloom every year...
....unlike my orchid, which I've now sprayed with a mixture of milk and water
to see if I can get rid of the "blemish" of one leaf which is likely a spot
of fungus.
I do have a bloom coming on my Aloe aristata (?) - there's a long skinny
stem which will have some very small orange flowers-- this plant thinks it's
summer.
Good luck with your move, Bob, and let me know if you still want some USA
catalogs. You can Email me directly with your new address when you're
ready!
karen in NJ
Yep, it's now in my Favorites.
Since culture for Clivia suggests "bright light" during the winter and
bloom, m going to leave my plant under the flourescent lights for now.
Afterwards, will move it into a less bright area , & over the summer perhaps
I'll leave it outside, under a child-size umbrella to keep out rain and sun!
Now... if I want to try growing it from seed, I'll have to pollinate a
couple of the flowers (which will immediately start to wilt, Mariana) and
hope for seeds. And then, 4-5 years later, new plants!
karen, nj
on
I like that site. A good growing description. Thanks for posting it.
Marg
Donna Maroni wrote:
When I moved into this house, I found this area out the back that was
over grown(or so I thought) after many days of digging and cussing, most
of the over growth was removed,. It took about two 6' x 4' trailers to
the dump to get rid of them. A friend came to cvisit and I showed of my
work. She nearly cried. I did not know they were clivias and that
mature plants were worth about $40 ea.
Since then have learned that yes you must treat them like a heavy shade
plant, they thrive on drying out everyso often. Snails love thewm as a
staging post before they dash out and eat the new plantings.
Bob who is flat out packing his house up ready for the move to the new house
Margaret E. Millard wrote:
I agree with you there, Bob. I just yank them apart and repot. And I do
have to yank when I leave it too long. To get regular blooms they do
seem to be thoroughly pot bound.
Tough little plants, clivias. As far as pollinating them they seem to do
pretty well in our house. It may be cat tails or drafts but I only did
it manually once to see if I could get that special bloom to come true.
I know most likely it won't. No harm done.
they do it themselves the rest of the time.
I do find the blooms come as they like, not all at once. I have some
opening and still buds coming when some start to drop off. I do hate to
see them go, they are so bright! Marg
Bob Winnall wrote:
I found they respond to division well
Bob
swaine wrote:
