Clivia Orchid

Clivias are great shade loving flowering plant from South Africa, tough and vigorous in a wide range of climates. The genus is pronounced Clive-ee-uh, named for the Lady Charlotte Florentina Clive, Duchess of Northumberland. Medium: Well-draining soil.

Do clivias like sun or shade?

Clivias will grow in shade, but may become 'leggy' if grown in deep shade. They will still flower, but not prolifically. Aim for good light in autumn and spring, but avoid strong sunlight in the summer months. Best grown in fertile, well-drained soil.

How do you take care of a clivia plant?

3 Care Tips for Clivia

1. Water your clivia plant sparingly. Clivia plants do not like too much water, and too much watering can lead to root rot.
2. Fertilize your plant. Clivia plants enjoy being fed using organic fertilizer. ...
3. Make sure your plants are warm in the winter.

Is clivia an indoor plant?

While most clivias are grown as interesting houseplants, in suitable locations they can be grown as outdoor container plants. However, they must be brought indoors for overwintering. The attraction to clivia plants can be found in their stunning blooms, which vary in color from pale orange to red.

How often does a clivia bloom?

In fact, most mature clivias will flower twice a year, occasionally even more. Expect at least one blooming session in winter (it's their normal season), but it's certainly not unusual to see them bloom again in the summer and sometimes yet again in the fall.

How long does a clivia plant live?

Clivia can live for many years and grows to around 45cm high and 30-40cm wide.

Do clivias grow well in pots?

Can you grow cliva in pots? Potted clivias look lovely on a patio or decorating a shady courtyard. In pots and containers, clivias like to be pot bound and can be left undisturbed for many years. You can grow them beautifully for more than 20 years without ever disturbing the roots by repotting.

How do you keep clivias blooming?

It is possible to force clivia to bloom once the initial flowering period is over. Clivia needs a cold period of 25-30 days in order to bloom. You can simulate this natural cold period by placing your clivia in a cool area with daytime temperatures at about 40-60 degrees F. (4-15 C.), but no lower than 35 degrees F.

How often do you water clivias?

Water clivia once a week in summer. In winter you can rely on nature to provide enough water. Make sure your clivia are planted in well-draining soil. They tend to rot if the soil becomes waterlogged.

Do clivias flower more than once?

Clivia can flower at slightly different times each year depending on if we have had a cold winter or a warmish winter. Although most C. miniataflower in September, some are a little slower and may flower in October or November. The amount of light seems to also be a factor.

When should I stop watering my clivia?

WATER

1. Clivias prefer to be kept on the dry side.
2. During the growing season, which begins after the "Winter Rest" and continues through October, water thoroughly (until water drains freely from the hole in the bottom of the pot) when the top inch of the potting mix becomes dry to the touch.

Do clivias multiply?

Clivia's natural multiplication by offsets. Clivias are one of many plants that produce offsets. These are the tiny plants that cluster around the base of the mother plant and grow up to be exactly like their parent.

Is clivia poisonous to humans?

Bulbs can be poisonous. These include agapanthus, autumn crocus, clivia, daffodil, hippeastrum, hyacinth, lily of the valley, tulips and some irises.

Do clivias like lots of water?

In the wild, clivias grow in woodland and forests from the Eastern Cape to Mpumalanga. They are found in thick mats in shallow, well-drained soil on rocks covered with leaf mould, nature's mulch. For this reason, keep clivias moist at all times, but avoid overwatering as clivias do not like waterlogged soil.

Why are the leaves on my clivia turning yellow?

Yellowing of younger leaves can indicate overwatering: a more-serious symptom. The potting mixture should dry out slightly between waterings when it is actively growing and completely dry out during the rest period.

How fast do clivia grow?

Clivias are slow growers and it can take up to five years for a seed to grow into a flowering plant. Keep in a warm, protected, ventilated spot out of direct sunlight. Water in spring and summer, ensuring soil is damp but not wet and fertilise every couple of weeks.

What months do clivias flower?

Most bloom in spring, but flowering times do vary, depending on the species Clivia gardenii, for instance, blooms from autumn to spring, bringing welcome colour to the winter garden. They produce strong flower stems that are topped with heads of large funnel-shaped flowers in vibrant hues of yellow, orange, and red.

Are clivia rare?

In the last decades of the 20th century, the yellow-flowered hybrid clivia was the Holy Grail for leading breeders. They finally succeeded, but the early yellows were rare and expensive, appearing only in botanical institutions and rare-plant auctions.

Is clivia poisonous to dogs?

Clivia lily poisoning in dogs is caused by the consumption of any part of the clivia lily plant, but the bulbs and berries are the most toxic. There are several types of poisons in the clivia lily such as hippeastrine miniatine, clivatine, clivonine, and lycorine (phenanthridine alkaloids).

Is Epsom salt good for clivias?

This can be remedied by using magnesium sulphate or Epsom Salts. There are several different ways to germinate clivia seeds, but perhaps the easiest way for the novice is to simply place them on the surface of a pot containing your seed-raising mix. The mix can either be in pots (not too large) or seed-raising trays.