It's not difficult to grow your own clivias from seeds, but it takes a long time until you see success in the form of lush flowers. Be prepared for a longer wait.
How do I grow clivia from seeds?
To grow Clivia from seeds, you need mature seeds, which you can either harvest yourself or purchase online. Place the seeds in potting soil and keep the substrate moist. Germination takes place in a damp paper towel. The first flowering can be expected after about five years.
Where do I get the seeds?
If you already have a clivia, you can remove the ripe seeds from this plant and sow them immediately. However, maturation takes several months and immature seeds are not capable of germinating. Alternatively, you can order seeds online (€7.00 at Amazon). There you will find various sources.
What do I have to consider when sowing?
Only really ripe seeds can actually germinate. They often do this on the mother plant. Simply place these seeds in pots with potting soil. If you plant the seeds individually, you save yourself the first repotting after a few months. You can also germinate seeds that have not yet germinated between two layers of damp paper towels and then place them in soil.
How do I care for the young clivia?
If the seeds have successfully germinated and grown into small plants, then they are still quite sensitive. Water the young clivias moderately but regularly. It's best to give them water whenever the substrate becomes slightly dry. Use stale rainwater or low-lime, slightly stale tap water. Too much lime in the irrigation water causes the leaves to turn yellow.
How long does it take for my clivia to bloom?
It can take up to five years from the time your clivia is sown to the first flowering. That's a very long time. If you don't have that much patience, but you have a somewhat older clivia, then propagation through offshoots is recommended. This is also quite uncomplicated.
The most important things in brief:
- Sowing uncomplicated
- sow only ripe seeds
- Buy seeds or take them from fully flowered plants
- Seed maturation takes a few months
- Keep substrate moist
- Avoid waterlogging
- Time until the first flowering: up to 5 years
- Water young plants moderately
Tip
If you have a lot of patience, you can save a lot of money by sowing clivias, because well-grown plants are not exactly cheap.
