Houseplant clivia family amaryllisovyh named in honor of the future governess of the queen Victoria Charlotte Clive.
The main feature of the plant is the lack of onion - instead of clivia. thick fleshy rhizomebraided into a pigtail.
What is good flower clivia, photos, care at home for him, the reproduction and flowering plants - all you need will find in this article.
Characteristics and types
Clivia is home to the west coast of South Africa, where they can reach enormous proportions. Indoor clivia are much smaller than their wild ancestors, there are not many of them.
Most common:
- Clivia noble (with red flowers on a long peduncle);
- Clivia is beautiful (light red flowers);
- cinnabar clavy (flowers red-orange, yellowish at the base);
- Clivia variegate - a whole group of plants with flowers of various shades, from white and yellow to dark red, and striped leaves (is a type of clivia cliniic).
The plant has almost no stem; paired dark green leaves in the shape of a sword can grow up to 70 centimeters in length, tightly wrapping around each other. Leaves grow slowly, but live long.
In early spring, a peduncle appears on the plant - a ribbed arrow from 20 to 40 cm, carrying up to 30 buds on itself, forming a magnificent umbrella. Flowers have the form of bells with a diameter of 15-20 cm and bloom sequentially.
Clivia flower, its photo and care for it follows:
Clivia: home care
The plant is relatively unpretentious, so it is found in our homes quite often. Let us consider in more detail how to care for the clienia at home!
IMPORTANT! Clivia is a poisonous plant! The poison likorin contained in its leaves and roots causes vomiting, headaches, cramps and numbness.
It is not recommended to grow clevia in the nurseryand also if you have pets that are not indifferent to plants. Caution should also be exercised when transplanting clivia: it is better to do this with gloves.
And with this in mind, you have acquired the switch. What should you know for your plant to be healthy, beautiful and pleasing to the eye?
First of all, do not forget: the succulent roots of the plant are very fragile. Without the need for a plant, it is better not to rearrange from place to place, not to turn the pot and not to transplant.
Replace exchange by transshipment: young plants are rolled over every year, old ones no more often than once every 2-3 years.
If you do decide to transplant, it should be done very carefully, trying not to disturb the roots; if this fails, treat the wound immediately with charcoal or ash - otherwise the root will immediately begin to rot.
Do not rush to transplant the flower until the roots show up from the hole at the bottom. It should be planted shallowlyso that the base of the root is visible on the surface - this will prevent leaf rot.
Large old plants are not transplanted at all, but only annually update the top layer of soil, up to 5 cm, adding fertilizer.
The soil
At the bottom we pour drainage, we take the earth slightly acidic (pH about 6), loose, consisting of sod, peat and humus in a ratio of 2: 1: 1, additionally for young plants adding baking powder or coarse sand. For exotics, you can do without soil at all: clivia grows well as a hydroponic culture.
Fertilizer
Most of all fertilizer plant needs during the flowering period. Then once in two weeks the flower is fed with liquid organic or full mineral fertilizer (2g per 1 l of water).
Temperature
A suitable temperature is 20-25 degrees during the active period and 12-15 degrees during hibernation. Humidity of air for clivia is not so important, it is enough to remove dust from leaves with a wet swab.
Watering
Watering is moderate: the roots can rot from over-wetting and the tips of the leaves darken, so water only after the topsoil has dried. Take soft water, separated or better boiled.
Lighting
The best place is east or west, where there is enough light, but there is no direct sunlight.
Winter care
There is a specificity of how to care for clivia flower in winter.
At this time of year, the plant needs coolness and rest: young plants overwhelm one and a half to two months (September-November), old ones up to 4 months (October-February).
Wintering should be light and cool. (10-12 degrees), in the city the ideal option is a glazed loggia. All this time, the flowers do not water, except that when the leaves dry out, they slightly moisten.
Of course, an unpretentious Clivia will survive the winter in normal indoor conditions. But then strictly control the humidity of the earth, from time to time watering the flower, not allowing drying.
Breeding
Reproduction of clivia at home is possible vegetatively (lateral processes - children or division of rhizomes) and generatively (by seeds).
With vegetative propagation processes with four leaves are placed in small pots with perlite or sand, put in a bright warm place and grow with very moderate watering. After 3-4 years, new plants may bloom.
Another way - division of rhizome. The cuts are filled with charcoal, planted in the ground, do not water for 2-3 days, and then begin to water carefully. A young plant may bloom in 2-3 years.
Seed propagation: Before planting, the ready-made seeds are soaked before swelling, and then sown in a mixture of peat and perlite to a depth of about 1 cm and kept in a warm place, moderately watered.
It is possible to grow a clea from seeds at home by pollinating flowers. A green ovary will appear, and then orange-red berries.
How many clivia seeds ripen?
Berries ripen for a very long time, up to 10 months, until they become soft. To the plant is not exhausted, it must be regularly fertilized.
If you do not need seeds, immediately break off the ovary. Seeds immediately in the ground (usually in winter, from November to April). After a maximum of one and a half months, germinated seedlings are transplanted into separate pots, gradually increasing the volume of the pot.
In the first year only appear 2-3 leaves3-4 in the second, then two pairs of leaves a year. Starting from 3-4 years you need to arrange the plant "wintering". Flowers will appear only after 5-6 years.
Speaking about the care of the clevium at home, reproduction is just as important as flowering, which must be considered when choosing this flower.
Bloom
At the end of winter or at the beginning of spring, an arrow-peduncle appears. When it becomes not less than 10-15 centimeters in length, the flower is transferred from a cool room to heat and they begin to be watered with warm water and regularly fertilized. From this point on, the clique cannot be turned or moved! - otherwise you risk losing flowers. Flowers open consistently for 3-4 weeks.
After flowering, watering is reduced, feeding is stopped - clivia need rest. But sometimes, if the plant is mature and strong, an arrow may appear ... and then by the fall a second flowering period will begin.
It happens that clivia stops blooming. There can be many reasons: wintering too warm, abundant watering or unnecessary feeding during dormancy, excess nitrogen fertilizer, promoting green growth to the detriment of flowers or ... too voluminous pot, in which the plant fats.
Diseases and pests
Among insects, Clivia's enemies are mealybugs and scytchia.
Availability mealybug can be seen by the appearance of "white cotton" on the plant, and in the later stages by yellowing leaves.
Shchitok notice the dark plaques on the leaves of the plant.
Adult specimens hide under the plaques, and the larvae spread throughout the plant, covering the surface with new spots. While there are few parasites, they can be removed with a swab dipped in soapy or soapy-tobacco water, and then the leaves are washed in the shower.
If this is not enough, the plant should be sprayed with a 0.15% solution of Actellica (1-2 ml per liter of water).
IMPORTANT! Pests can get into the house with ready-made soil; to avoid this, it is better to disinfect the soil before planting.
A lot of problems for the gardener and gray mold fungus: from her leaves are covered with brown spots. It is urgent to treat the damaged leaves with the help of "Champion", "Topaz" or Bordeaux liquid, and in severe cases, copper sulphate.
Why do leaves of clivia turn yellow?
Yellowing of the leaves can be caused by natural causes (partial dying off of the leaves during the resting period, the consequences of transplanting or weakening of the plant during the period of seed ripening). But more often, this is a consequence of improper care for clevia: too abundant or, on the contrary, poor watering, lack of food, etc. Now you know how to deal with it.
Benefit and harm
Clivia is a very cheerful plant. Its bright flowers, juicy leaves create a wonderful mood and a feeling of harmony, and it is also believed that the presence of clivia in the house normalizes the circulatory system.
The roots and leaves of clivia cinnabar are actively used in pharmacology, and the natives of Africa use klivia for fever and as a painkiller for bites of poisonous snakes.
IMPORTANT! It should be remembered that the parts of the plant are very toxic! Replant the plant only with gloves! Do not try to experiment with treatment with clevia, it is very dangerous!
However, with simple precautions and with proper care, clivium will long please you with beautiful flowers and fresh bright leaves.
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