What kind of soil is best for Clivia? What should you pay attention to when changing the soil for Clivia?

Clivia is a wild herb native to the deep mountains and dense forests of South Africa. It was later domesticated and made into potted plants and cultivated at home. It is an ornamental plant with a well-developed root system. During the cultivation process, new potting soil should be replaced frequently, otherwise it will be difficult for it to maintain normal growth. So what kind of culture soil is suitable for Clivia during cultivation? What should be paid attention to when changing its soil?

What soil is best for Clivia

1. In the process of growing Clivia, it is best to configure it with nutrient soil close to its origin, which is most conducive to its growth. It likes loose and fertile soil with high humus content, good physical properties, and strong water storage and retention capacity. It is best to use peat, ash, sand, horse manure, cow manure and other materials to prepare the culture soil. However, Clivia needs different culture soils at different growth periods and different growth years.

2. When preparing the culture soil for the Clivia plant in the seedling stage of the year, you should prepare three parts of trouble soil, six parts of leaf humus soil and one part of furnace ash. Mixing them together can provide a large amount of fertilizer for the Clivia, and it has good air permeability and water permeability, which is conducive to the growth of Clivia seedlings. After the Clivia seedlings have grown for a full year, when changing the soil, you should use five parts of trouble soil, three parts of humus soil and one part of leaf humus soil to prepare the culture soil. This culture soil is particularly beneficial to the growth of Clivia.

Things to note when changing soil for Clivia

1. During the cultivation process of Clivia, you should pay attention to replacing its cultivation soil every year. When replacing the new cultivation soil, you must stop watering half a month in advance to keep the soil in the flowerpot dry. When changing the soil, you must remove the entire Clivia from the flowerpot, and then gently remove the soil on its roots with your hands, trying to keep the root system intact.

2. After removing all the soil, you also need to trim the roots of the Clivia, cut off all its rotten roots and old roots, and then prepare it with suitable culture soil, plant the treated Clivia directly in the culture soil and water it enough. This is to put the Clivia in a cool and ventilated place for seedlings. After about 7 to 10 days, the Clivia will grow new roots, and then you can move it to a suitable environment for cultivation.