Пн, 01 авг 2016 Автор: Эльвира Корчагина
Clivia is an evergreen plant from the Amaryllis family.
Its homeland are considered subtropics of South Africa.
Under natural conditions, there are three of its species.
At home, cultivated clavia and cleavia are grown
beautiful.
Popularity among florist growers received thanks
ease of care and its decorative:
• dark green sword-shaped leaves are collected in a socket and form
false stem,
• tall flower stalks are crowned with a bell-shaped “cap”
brightly colored flowers (up to 20-30 pieces);
• flowering due to alternate blooming buds
prolonged;
• long lifespan (with proper care this flower
reaches 40 years of age).
Contents
Clivia: landing (photo)
Clivia is planted once during plant reproduction.
After this, only transplants are performed as needed. For
planting clivia pick up a pot of medium size to root
the system was able to fully cover the earth com. At the bottom of the pot
make drainage of large claydite (clay shards, broken
bricks, etc.). Substrate preferred light loose
weakly acid reactions. It can be made independently by mixing in
equal parts of leaf and soddy soil, peat, humus.
Experts also recommend adding some river sand or
perlite.
Prepared pot for planting clivia: on top of drainage
nutrient loose substrate
After planting, the plant must be watered and kept in a warm light.
location (western or eastern windows).
Clivia: cultivation (photo)
Clavia can be grown from seed or vegetative
way (side kids).
Before planting the seeds, they are pre-soaked in
water for a day. Sow them in a substrate of turf land, sand (or
perlite) and peat (1: 0.5: 1) to a depth of 1 cm and at a distance from each
other 2 cm. Container contain in a greenhouse at a temperature of + 20-25
degrees, periodically moistening and airing. Shoots start
appear in 30-45 days. When seedlings appear first
leaves, they dive into separate pots with a mixture of humus and
leafy ground. Every year the plants are transferred to a larger container.
size. Clivia grows slowly: in the second year of life, she releases
6-8 leaves, and later – a pair of leaves per year. Plants,
grown from seeds, will begin to bloom only for 5-6 year.
Sowing Clivia Seeds
Vegetative clivia growing is simpler than
seminal. For этого при пересадке взрослого растения осторожно,
in order not to damage the fragile roots, side shoots (kids) are separated.
Each of them must have at least 2 pairs of leaves. For укоренения
children are put in pots with sand and put in a bright place. To
it was easier to track the appearance of the roots, you can use instead
pots transparent plastic cups. After appear
roots transplanted into the substrate (the composition was described above). Care such
the same as for adult plants.
Young Clivia will begin to bloom for 3-4 years.
Side shoots are separated from the parent plant when
clivia transplant
На заметку: clivia не любят, когда их
move from place to place or turn the pot. Especially this
relevant during the formation of buds and flowering.
Clivia: care. Temperature, watering, feeding
Like other members of the Amaryllis Clivia families, we need
rest period. Therefore, care for the cleavage will depend on
what phase of life is the flower.
During active growing season with comfortable clivia temperature
will be + 20-25 degrees, and in the rest period + 12-15 degrees.
Place this flower better on the windowsill or
western direction. On the north windows she will miss
lighting, as a result of which it may not bloom at all or
bloom will be weak. If the plant is on the south side, then its
need to pritenit from midday sunlight.
Humidity does not affect the climate.
(40-50% is enough).
Poured kliviyu moderately. The water flowing into the pan must be drained
so that there is no waterlogging in the pot. Irrigation water is used
soft, detached. The top layer of soil in the pot should dry
between watering. During the rest period, watering is stopped.
Kelivia is fed every 2 weeks before flowering,
alternating mineral and organic fertilizers for flowering indoor
plants (for example, Agricola, Realsil, Ideal, Garden of Miracles, Pokon,
Fertika, Bona forte). One month before the rest period feeding
stop.
На заметку: избыток азотных удобрений
prevents re-flowering clivia.
The start of flowering clivia – February-March. When the plant
�”Wake up” and the flower sprout grows to 10-15 cm in height, the pot with it
transferred from a cool place to a warm bright place. From this
It is not recommended to turn or rearrange the pot. it
fraught with leaf fall and weakening of the plant. After flowering
arrows cut it out.
Adult clivia need transplantation only when the roots
will crawl out of the pot.
The roots filled the whole earth com – signal to transplant
clivia
Older plants can be after the end of the rest period every year.
change the top layer (5 cm) of the soil in the pot. Young copies
transplanted annually as they grow. Do it carefully,
so as not to damage the roots. If they are damaged, then wounds in
avoid rotting is treated with activated carbon powder or
ash. The pot is picked up a little cramped, otherwise there will be no clivia.
blossom.
Проблемы при выращивании clivia в домашних условиях
Clivia – unpretentious plant and rarely gets sick. Problems with her
arise in violation of conditions of detention. The following describes the most
frequent difficulties in growing this flower.
У clivia желтеют листья
Yellowing of the lower leaves in a dormant period is natural.
process. If this occurs during the growing season, here
There can be several reasons:
• excessive and frequent watering;
• lack of moisture;
• nutritional deficiency;
• reaction to transplant;
• moving to another location;
• in case of excessive and frequent watering, it is affected by such fungal
disease like gray rot.
Why does clivia not bloom?
Самой распространенной причиной отсутствия цветения у clivia
the pot is too big for the plant – at first it will
build up leaves and roots. And only after complete development of the roots
earthen coma will begin to form flower stalks.
Also clivia will stop blooming with a lack of coverage,
lack of nutrition, no rest period, increased
indoor temperature (the plant requires a cool
wintering).
Diseases and pests
When systematically over-wetting, clivium may be affected by sulfur
rot – on the leaves appears off-white bloom (spore-bearing
mycelium). In this case, the plant is pulled out of the pot,
inspect the roots: if they are damaged by rot, then the sick parts
cut out, and the rest are treated with fungicides (Topaz, Fundazole,
copper sulphate). After the cleavage is transplanted into a new soil and
pot.
Из вредителей на clivia могут паразитировать щитовки и мучнистые
chervets, as a result of which activities leaves, arrows and flowers
are deformed, become pale and dry up. Fighting these
the pests are reduced to the mechanical cleaning of the plant with soap
solution or alcohol swab. After that, arrange a flower
warm shower In case of mass lesions, additionally use
insecticides (Aktara, Biotlin, Konfidor Extra).
