Not exactly easy to care for, but very decorative and blooming more and more profusely over time, the Clivia is an extremely attractive houseplant. With a little skill and patience, propagation is not as difficult as you might think.
How to propagate Clivia?
Clivia can be propagated by cuttings (Kindel) or seeds. When propagating with Kindel, side shoots (20-25 cm tall) are separated from the mother plant and planted individually in a peat-sand mixture. During seed propagation, germinating seeds are pressed into sowing soil and kept moist.
Propagation by cuttings
The easiest way to propagate the clivia is through cuttings or, more accurately, so-called kindles. These are side shoots that grow as independent plants directly from the root. If they are around 20 to 25 centimeters tall, they can be separated from the mother plant.
Be sure to use a sharp knife and be careful not to injure either the children or the old plant. Place the children individually in flower pots with a peat-sand mixture (€15.00 on Amazon) or a mixture of potting soil and sand/peat and place the pots in a bright place protected from the midday sun. The young plants are still quite sensitive and could easily burn in the sun.
For now, only water your young offshoots moderately and allow the substrate to dry a little between waterings. Fertilizer is not necessary at this time. Once the roots begin to grow out of the pot, you should repot your clivia. Now they can be planted in good compost soil or commercial potting soil.
Propagation by seeds
If you want to grow clivia from seeds, you should have a lot of patience. Five years can pass from sowing to the first flowering. The seeds themselves can take quite a long time to ripen.
The subsequent sowing is child's play, so to speak. Remove the already germinating seeds from your clivia and carefully press these seeds into fresh sowing soil. Keep this soil slightly moist. However, there should be no moisture, otherwise the seeds will easily rot.
The propagation of clivia in brief:
- Sowing quite tedious, but easy
- quite easy to grow from cuttings
- Peat-sand mixture for young plants, compost soil for older clivia
Tip
If you would like to have a new flowering clivia soon, then grow your young plant from the offshoot of a clivia that has just bloomed.
