Is it better for gentleman orchids to use large pots or small ones? How to maintain

Clivia is a flower loved by northerners. Its leaves are tall and green, and its flowers are elegant and gorgeous. Whether it is flower viewing, leaf viewing or fruit viewing, it is very good. Flower friends all know that the most important thing for clivia is to raise roots, and for roots, it is very important to pot soil. Some netizens asked whether clivia is good with large pots or small pots. Today, Xiaoye said the choice of clivia flower pots.

the choice of the size

Clivia pot size according to the size of the Clivia plant, the number of roots to choose, just like people's shoes, fit well. The flowerpot is too large, the plant body is small, watering and fertilization are not easy to control, once watering too much, the sun is not transparent, the drainage is slow, the soil is difficult to dry, it is easy to cause the pot soil water, thus leading to the rotting of the fleshy root system of Clivia; the flowerpot is too small, the living space of the root system is not enough, and it cannot be stretched, which is not conducive to the growth of the root system; in addition, the flowerpot is too small and the nutrients are insufficient, and there will be competition between the leaves and the root system for water and nutrients. Therefore, clivia needs to change a larger flower pot every 1-2 years.

As for how big a plant to use, there are some data references below, but the specific situation needs to be analyzed in detail.

1 leaf seedling, each 4-6 plants planted in a 10 cm pot;

2-3 leaf seedlings, each 2-3 plants planted in a 10 cm pot;

3-5 Large seedlings with leaves, each planted in a 10 cm pot;

5-8 Large seedlings with leaves, each planted in a 13 cm pot;

8-10 large seedling with leaves, each plant planted in a 16-20 cm pot;

10-15 leaf mature plants, each plant planted in a 20-23 cm pot;

15-20 leaf mature plants, each plant planted in a 26 cm pot;

20-25 Each plant is planted in a 33-40 cm pot.

material selection

Planting clivia flowerpots generally preferred earthen pots, earthen pots although the color is not so gorgeous, but also simple, and good ventilation, cheap, followed by the choice of pottery pots or plastic pots. Try not to use glazed porcelain pots for beauty. Porcelain pots are thick and airtight. After watering, it is easy to dry the soil surface, but the lower soil is still wet. The fleshy roots of Clivia are easy to rot after a long time.

Conservation of Clivia

Clivia succulent root system is easy to rot, so watering should pay attention to dry and thorough watering, apply thin fertilizer 1-2 times a month, small leaves suggest using leaf rainbow time microbial inoculant, promote root growth and health, make leaves green and shiny, but also promote flowering. Clivia is a relatively shade-tolerant plant, suitable for indoor maintenance, but also pay attention to increase light, long-term lack of light will cause yellow leaves, not conducive to flowering.