Propagate Clivia via seeds

Where do I get the seeds from?

If you already have a Clivia, you can remove the ripe seeds of this plant and sow them immediately. However, ripening takes a few months and immature seeds are not capable of germination. Alternatively, you can order seeds on the Internet. You can find various sources there.

What do I have to consider when sowing?

Only really ripe seeds can actually germinate. They often do this on the mother plant. Simply put 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 allow seeds that have not yet germinated to germinate between two layers of damp paper towels and only then put them in soil.

How do I care for the young Klivien?

If the seeds have germinated successfully and grown into small plants, then they are still quite sensitive. to water Do the young clivia only moderately, but regularly. It is best to give them water whenever the substrate is already slightly dry. Use stale rainwater or slightly stale tap water with little lime. Too much lime in the irrigation water leaves the

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How long will it take for my clivia to bloom?

Of the sowing It can take up to five years for your clives to bloom for the first time. That is a very long time. If you don't have so much patience, but you have an older Clivia, then this is recommended Multiplication by offshoots. That is also quite straightforward.

The essentials in brief:

• Uncomplicated sowing
• sow only ripe seeds
• Buy seeds or take from plants that have flowered
• Seed ripening takes a few months
• Keep the substrate moist
• Avoid waterlogging
• Time to first flower: up to 5 years
• Water young plants rather moderately