Maintenance skills of Clivia after flowering

1. Fertilization

Clivia grows fastest in winter and needs the most nutrients. Therefore, it is important to apply winter fertilizer. Before flowerpots enter the room, use bone meal, fried sesame seeds, cooked soybeans, etc. or compound fertilizer. Every 15~20 days irrigation 1 time, also can use animal, plant residue soaking solution irrigation roots. To achieve fertilizer decomposition light application, to prevent thick fertilizer damage.

2. Watering

Clivia is a fleshy root, afraid of water damage. In addition, Clivia leaves have waxy layer, winter temperature is low, water transpiration, evaporation less. Therefore, watering should not be too much, just combine fertilization and watering to keep the pot soil moist. Do not flood irrigation, resulting in rotten roots and dead seedlings.

3, insulation

The suitable growth temperature of Clivia is 15℃~25℃, stops growing at 10℃, and suffers freezing injury at 0℃. Therefore, winter must be insulated from frost. After the flower stems are extracted, it is appropriate to maintain about 18℃. Temperature is too high, leaves, flowers and moss are thin, flowers are small and poor, flowering is short, temperature is too low, flower stems are short, easy to clip arrows premature (flowering), affect quality, reduce ornamental value.

4. Dimming

Clivia likes to scatter light, avoid direct light. Winter indoor maintenance, flowerpots should be placed in a place with sufficient light. Especially before flowering, there should be good light, which is conducive to the development of strong buds. After flowering, proper cooling, avoiding strong light and keeping good ventilation are beneficial to prolonging flowering period.

5. Leaf protection

The healthy Clivia is characterized by fat leaves and strong flowers, green leaves and bright flowers, short, wide, thick, green, bright and erect leaves, which is the basis for promoting flowering and improving ornamental value. To maintain strong leaf quality, in addition to providing reasonable fertilizer and water, it is necessary to keep the leaf surface clean to improve photosynthetic efficiency.

Leaf protection methods: first, regular leaf washing: spray with the same water at room temperature or wipe the dust on the contaminated leaves to keep the leaves clean. The second is to spray fungicides in time to prevent the occurrence of leaf spot disease, leaf blight and stem rot, so as to ensure that the leaves are green and the flowers are gorgeous.