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- Can I share my Clivia?
- When may I separate the daughter plants?
- How do I plant and care for the offshoot?
- Tips to divide the Clivia:
- Tips
The clivia can be propagated by division - but only after flowering
Can I share my Clivia?
The Clivia can not be split directly, at least you should not take the root ball apart to have two Klivia afterwards.But it forms after flowering independent daughter plants that you can easily disconnect.
When may I separate the daughter plants?
Wait with the division of parent and daughter plant until the offshoot is at least 20 to 25 inches tall. Then he begins to form his own roots. As a rule of thumb, the child should be about half the size of the mother plant.
If you want to cut off this kindel, then you must use a clean and sharp knife for it. You can also cancel the offshoot carefully. Again, you should be careful not to hurt the plant and the offshoot.
How do I plant and care for the offshoot?
Put the daughter plant in a pot with commercially available potting soil. To improve the permeability of the earth, you may add some sand. If you have separated several babies, it is best to plant them individually. During the later repotting the tender roots could be injured. The young plants remain in their pot until the roots grow out of the soil.
Root formation is best achieved in a moist but not wet substrate. If this starts to smell unpleasant, then probably the roots rot and a quick repotting is announced. Therefore always water your young Klivien only if the substrate is already a bit dry and then not too abundant.
Two to three years can pass before the first flower. During this time you treat the young Clivia more and more like an adult plant. After a while, water abundantly in the summer months, but little in the winter. Then the plant keeps hibernation and should not be fertilized.
Tips to divide the Clivia:
Tips
By separating off daughter plants you will get relatively attractive new Klivien.