Photo of a clivia flower and interesting facts
Seeing a photo of a clivia flower, an indoor plant, you involuntarily begin to look for this miracle. The fan of leathery leaves up to 75 cm long and the huge head of bells of different sizes on the long arrow are delightful. Large gramophones gradually open during the week, and delight with their appearance for about a month. In winter, when there are so few bright colors, clivia collects admiring glances from household members. Read: clivia photo home care!
Clivia flowering conditions
To admire the beauty of a flowering plant every year, you need to know a lot. If the plant does not receive proper care, a victorious flowering, as in the photo, can not be expected from a clivia flower. It is necessary to create natural conditions for the plant, as in the tropics:
- under the canopy of tall trees, the light and bright rays of the sun scatter without burning the leaves;
- evaporation comes from the ground and is always humid in the air;
- warm rains wash over the leaves;
- warmth rises from the enduring forest floor;
- excess moisture is filtered through the sand into the depths;
- the season of prosperity gives way to drought and cold temperatures.
Why clivia does not bloom at home
The first and most common reason for the lack of flowering, experts call a violation of the biological cycle of the plant. To bloom in the midst of winter, you need to create a tropical winter in the apartment. This means that 3 months of the clivia flower is kept in Spartan conditions. Gradually reduce, then completely stop watering the clod of earth. The temperature at this time drops to 100 C. In an apartment, such a place can be the north window or the far corner of a cold room.
Wintering is over, how to make clivia bloom? The plant is removed, washed often with warm water from under the shower, gradually increased watering and seasonal feeding. The faster the arrow develops, the greater the opportunity to create secondary dormancy and organize summer flowering. Each next flowering is preceded by a dormant period.
In addition to violation of the content, the reason why clivia does not bloom may be other factors.
If the flower arrow is very short and the flowers nest between the leaves, the temperature of the content is to blame. They did not notice the arrow in time and overexposed the flower in the cold. So we got a short crooked peduncle. Another reason may be the lack of potash and phosphorus fertilizers in the land. They should prevail over nitrogen. But if the flowering is short, then the high temperature on the window is to blame.
As soon as the plant with the arrow released is arranged for summer maintenance, it is no longer disturbed or even turned.
What if clivia doesn't bloom at all? If the plant is young and obtained from seed, it will bloom in the fourth year. Flowers grown from cuttings should be thrown out by the arrow even earlier. If there is no flowering, you need to make a long dormant period from October to March. And before that you should feed phosphorus-potassium fertilizers... It will bloom! Once the arrow appears, the plant needs to create a tropical summer.
Maybe the plant was planted in a large bowl, and until it fills the cavity with roots, there will be no flowering. Only cramped dishes will provoke a rapid reproduction of the plant by seeds to other meadows.
For clivia, the optimum humidity is 40%.However, this parameter is not critical for flowering.
You need to study your room friend. Not all varieties bloom twice. It is useless to expel a flower contrary to nature.
Other reasons why clivia does not bloom include damage to leaves and roots from diseases and pests. The leaves have turned pale, which means they are not producing enough nutrients. But it may be that roots rotted from stagnant water do not work well. Maybe insect pests pull juices from the plant. Any deviation in the care of clivia affects flowering.
What varieties of clivia are used in home keeping
Of the many varieties of clivia, only three excellent varieties coexist next to people:
- Gardena;
- Lovely;
- Cinnabar.
It should be borne in mind that the plant is poisonous and should be placed out of the reach of children and animals.
Clivia Gardena blooms only once, in winter. It has wide leaves, resembling a belt, and a tall peduncle with a basket, as in the photo. No amount of tricks will force you to release the peduncle twice.
A characteristic feature of cinnabar or variegated (as a variety) clivia is the brushes of drooping flowers. They are collected in tubes, petals with green at the tips. There are 30-70 such bells on a peduncle. Shades of red and yellow create picturesque combinations. This clivia is a favorite among breeders.
When buying a flower, you need to weigh in advance the possibility of creating conditions for keeping the plant happy with its annual dazzling flowering.