Clivia / clivia

Homeland - South Africa.

General description: Clevia is a very popular ornamental flowering plant, rather unpretentious and very beautiful. In early spring, she throws an inflorescence of bell-shaped flowers on the long peduncle. Coloring different - red, cream, orange, yellow. This single plant, the Cleavia will need quite a lot of room. I just do not like permutations and transplants. Can live up to 40 years.

Recommendations for plant care Klivia:

Illumination : Photophilous, in the warm season, scattered light is preferred.

Irrigation regime : Abundant during the growth period, unusual in winter, especially if the plant is kept cool.

Humidity : Requires regular spraying and wiping of leaves with a damp soft cloth.

For summer it is better to place on a fresh atmosphere (in a park or on a balcony), in a room protected from wind and from direct sunlight.

Temperature regime : Moderate in the warm season. In winter it is optimal 10-15 ° C.

Soil : Recommended soil mix: 2 elements of turf ground, 1 share of leaf, 1 part of peat, 1 share of humus and 1 share of sand.

During the growth period, it needs fertilizing once a week with fertilizers for flowering plants.

Breeding : Crushing during transplantation. Similar seeds are sown fresh.

Transplantation : Transplanted in the spring, at what time the pot is made tight (the roots begin to germinate through the drainage holes).

Transplant is bad.

Pests : Most often it is affected by mealybugs (covered with snow-white cotton-like fluff) and scabbards (brown plaques appear on the leaves and stems, leaving sticky excretions).

The plant is allowed to help finish with a soap solution, warm washing and spraying with an actinic (1-2 ml per liter of water).

Clevia - Clivia