The method of dealing with the Arrow in Gentleman

When it comes to Clivia, we are certainly no stranger. Although this flower has only a short history of 40 years in China's folk culture, it is deeply loved by people because of its dazzling flowers and green leaves. However, if it is mentioned that Clivia clip arrow, presumably only friends who really understand Clivia can understand, because the word "clip arrow" is unique to Clivia, refers to Clivia in flowering when the arrow stem can not be pulled out, sandwiched in the middle of the leaves, upward growth can not, downward more nowhere to go. If it is not handled in time, the flower arrow will die in the middle of the leaves!

If you still don't understand what Clivia clip arrow is, you can refer to the following picture

As can be seen from the picture, the flower buds of Clivia are tightly sandwiched between the leaves, which is caused by the failure of the arrow stalk to be pulled out in time, which is a typical "Clivia clip arrow".

So why does Clivia have this kind of arrow phenomenon, there are congenital reasons, there are acquired reasons, congenital mainly caused by Clivia's own unhealthy growth, and acquired is the reason for its lack of care, let's take a look at why Clivia will clip arrows.

1. poor quality

Quality is also the growth of clivia, from the clivia you buy home can see it will not clip arrows. Clivia easy to appear clip arrow mainly manifested as: sharp leaves, irregular veins, there are more than 5 hanging veins; thin leaves, leaf edge and middle thickness difference is large; leaves messy, uneven illumination appears when the upper leaf east, lower leaf west situation.

2. temperature discomfort

The best temperature for shooting arrows is 20℃. When the temperature is below 15℃, it is difficult for flower arrows to grow. In addition, the size of the temperature difference also has a certain impact on the growth of flower arrows. If the day and night are at a temperature, Clivia nutrient accumulation is insufficient, flower arrows do not have enough strength to grow.

3. undernutrition

Clivia needs certain nutrients-phosphorus and potassium-when it blooms, a problem that many flower friends ignore. Plant flowering can not be bystander, to give appropriate help.

4. Basin soil anoxia

There are many reasons for the lack of oxygen in the pot soil, soil hardening, excessive watering... This phenomenon directly or directly leads to poor root growth of Clivia, leaves and flower stems lack the source of nutrient supply, clip arrow is inevitable.

Knowing the specific reason for the arrow clip, the next topic that everyone pays most attention to is_what to do after the arrow clip? Clivia in the clip arrow after the quickest, but also the most effective treatment method is to move Clivia to complete darkness, ensure that the temperature is 18~20℃, and then with a plastic bag or a softer rope, as shown in the figure, the leaves will be separated, after this treatment 3~5 days after the flower arrow can be extracted.

In addition, there are many flower friends through the practice of summing up the experience, in the Clivia clip arrow, using warm water about 25 degrees Celsius to pour Clivia, and pour a small amount of beer, can also solve the problem of clip arrow.

Since Clivia appears arrow clip situation, indicating maintenance problems, must make timely adjustments:

1. Increase phosphorus and potassium fertilizer application. Even if the Clivia flower arrow has been extracted, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer are also essential, especially in autumn and winter flowering, to raise supplementary nutrients.

2. Fresh soil. Do not change the soil when it blooms, wait until the flowers fade. According to the growth of the plant, half of the new soil will be replaced. After changing the soil, pay attention to not watering within 5 days.

3. Dealing with rotten roots. Some Clivia clip arrows because of root rot, so to deal with in time, which means that Clivia was difficult to bloom. Take off the potted Clivia with arrows, clean up the rotten rhizomes, disinfect them, and replant them. If the rotten roots of Clivia are not serious, there is still hope for flower arrows to be extracted.

Clivia clip arrow is a very common problem, through the method introduced in this article, can also easily solve this problem, so do not worry too much, but if clivia clip arrow phenomenon for several years, it is necessary to seriously analyze their own breeding is not a problem, maintenance methods are correct! Most share is some Clivia normal flowering pictures, looks very beautiful!