1. Soil selection. In the south, it is easy for plants to bloom, and the slight acid soil is one of the major factors to promote flowering. We can choose the mixture of rotten leaf soil and peat soil, or the mixture of retting sawdust and half of garden soil, but don't use the old wall soil or cinder for cultivation. If you want to save money, you can buy Clivia land directly.
2. The humidity is suitable. This kind of flower likes wet soil and environment with high humidity. In the evening, we can use a watering can to spray water on the leaves. In the south, it's better to use tap water directly; but in the north, because tap water is alkaline, the tap water in the north can be used for two days, and every 3 to 5 days, a liter of water plus 0.5g citric acid is used as the water source of flowers.
3. Timely topdressing. This kind of flower will consume a lot of nutrition, so we must supplement enough fertilizer. During the flower bud period, we should pour one or two times the solution containing 0.1% potassium dihydrogen phosphate. This method can make the flower bigger and more fragrant when it is in full bloom
4. Provide light. Only when it is exposed to more sunlight, its flowers will germinate in more places. If it grows in semi shade for a long time, its branches will grow longer, but the number of flowers will be smaller. In addition to the summer when the light is more intense and winter dormancy needs to be covered, other times can be put in the sun
5. Insulation measures. The root system of the plant will be damaged in severe winter, and it will recover slowly in spring. However, if it is placed in the house because the light does not meet the demand, the flower buds formed in autumn will fall off and bloom later in the next year. So we can wrap it in foam plastic and keep it warm in the direction of the sun and leeward.
