Episode 23 - Clivia

I bought this clivia from the flower market 3 years ago. It was then a young seedling with 3 leaves but it grew steadily in the past years and flowered for the first time earlier this year.

The flowers were red in colour and there were around 4 to 5 flower buds in one shoot. Apart from flowering, a leaf bud also grew out along side the flower shoot. It has grown bigger and has 3 leaves now. I am thinking of cutting it out later so that I can have 2 pots of clivia.

As the clivia is growing bigger and bigger, I have replanted it to a larger pot.

It is easy to keep a clivia. I provide it with some sunshine and water every two or three days and gives it some fertilizer occasionally. The flowering season of clivia is in spring. In 3 years' time, it will have around 15 to 20 leaves and will start flowering if it is properly maintained.

Some elderly people said, if your clivia blossoms, it will bring good luck to your family members.