CLIVIA Houseplant - How to Grow & Flower, Root Prune (C. miniata) - Do this in Fall

If you want flowers from your Clivia, do this in the autumn/winter season.
I love Clivia, they're an incredibly luxuriant houseplant with thick green foliage. And if grown correctly, they'll grace you with their vibrant flowers in shades of orange and yellow. In this video I'll walk you through exactly what sort of care they need including sunlight exposure, watering, soil substrate, and fertilizer. I will breakdown exactly what needs to be done to encourage flowering. And I finish the video by demonstrating how to root prune these plants for even longer enjoyment of their beauty.
0:52 Background on Clivia
2:02 Lighting
2:46 Best Containers for Clivia
3:35 Watering & Inducing Flowers
5:50 Fertilizer
6:05 Potting Mix
6:45 After Flower Care
6:54 Root Pruning
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[@phylliszimmerman7068]

Clivias are one of my favorite house plants! Thanks for the good information!

[@plantvibrations]

Mine too!

[@linakhoury6623]

Good morning Devin . Thanks for the information about this beautiful clivia . Have awonderful day .

[@plantvibrations]

Thanks, you too!

[@mariem2614]

From California here..I love how you explain things!! so precise, apparent & easy to understand!! Just subscribed thank you!!

[@plantvibrations]

Thanks for your kind words

[@evanmogen325]

Im a huge clivia nerd, Great video. Ive had success growing my clivia in orchid bark/ orchid mix. They LOVE airy roots, also prevents root rot issues I first encountered growing them. But this strategy does mean I have to water them more often!

[@plantvibrations]

Oooh cool I’ve never heard of that before but I can visualize how that makes a happy Clivia! Thanks for sharing

[@sheilabroad8192]

Beautiful plant. The flower is worth the wait ❤

[@plantvibrations]

Truly

[@evasilvalayton758]

Great video as always ❣️

[@plantvibrations]

Thank you!!

[@TheBergmaster]

Very informative video. Just what I was searching for thank you 😊

[@plantvibrations]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kellycasperhanson4426]

I really appreciate this video 🫡! I've walked past this plant at my local nursery for OVER TWO YEARS but feared it would be too light-demanding for a house plant in Portland, Oregon. I do have a huge south-facing window that may fit its needs🤞. It's great to know about its watering restriction. It will coordinate well with my cactus schedule 🌵. Knowing about the loooong wait for blooms is important. I'm definitely an impatient plant mom, but clivia's blooms seem worth the wait ⏳️. Thank you for this concise & informative video! (BTW, I'm absolutely in love with your plant room💚! What an amazing place to sit and read a book 🪴.)

[@plantvibrations]

Hi! Yes a south facing window will be perfect in Portland. I’m really glad you found the video and inspired you to pick one up. I was looking at mine today thinking how STUNNING they look ALWAYS. And coordinating with your cactus watering schedule is excellent. That’s a great way of putting it. Cheers!

[@kellycasperhanson4426]

@plantvibrations Wow! How very kind of you to send such a thoughtful reply💚!

[@jacquelineshewring503]

Hi , this year my clivia is just starting its third flower stalk. Since spring arrived here in the uk it has started to flower. I keep it indoors as the snails were attacking it last summer. Beautiful blooms. Thank you for sharing the information .

[@plantvibrations]

Lucky you with a third flower spike! Great job

[@pattyallen1994]

I am so glad to have watched your vid. I didn’t know to stop watering would induce it to flower. I will remember this. I did end up unfortunately, killing one beautiful one from my mom in law. So I am starting some from seed in her memory so hopefully they will do well Thank you

[@plantvibrations]

Awww love you are starting some memory plants

[@evasilvalayton758]

Hello Hello So good to catch your new video

[@plantvibrations]

Hello 😊

[@Sainbury]

I have 4 clivia. The grower I got them from, (years ago,) sent a care sheet with them. He recommended that they be dry and cold during the winter. That has worked for me. But the leaves on mine don't look nearly as good as yours. I'm in Central Florida. I leave them out all winter unless we are going to get a hard freeze. You don't do a cold spell with yours. I may try a different horticulture on a couple that haven't bloomed yet. I got 3 as seedlings and one as a grown plant.

[@plantvibrations]

Yes I just leave mine inside all year. In the winter my home is about 62 and summers about 76 so a little variation but not much

[@deegrows7589]

I’ve got a really old clivia (15 yrs?) and a 3 yr. old one. Had them outside all summer (cape May area) and plan to bring in soon. I always thought they needed really cool temps in their winter dormancy. I have put in dark garage and that didn’t work. So this winter I plan to just keep in coolest room I have (~67 degrees)

[@plantvibrations]

The coolness certainly doesn’t hurt, but I’ve found the water restriction is more essential

[@BBQNBLUES]

Another Timely upload :) Just brought inside mine last night (tempts getting down to 50ish here... also zone 7b) Haven't had much luck with Clivia.. they just sit there, not growing nor blooming. Have been told NOT to mess with the roots or will cause a set-back ? Obviously not true after seeing your rough pruning. Re; potting mix. Also advised on mixing 50% orchid bark for FAST drainage. One year I kept the plant on the exterior South side of my home (protected from direct Sun) This year I tried the North side... no improvement ? Made sure the bulbs weren't buried too deep when repotted too. I'd be happy is it would just send up a few New leaves... blooms can wait :) ps. jealous of yours.

[@plantvibrations]

Hmm that’s really strange. I leave mine indoors in bright rooms and they thrive! The guy I root pruned has doubled inside since I filmed this video about 8 months ago. I do like the idea about orchid bark, it makes sense to me

[@evanmogen325]

What is your fertilizing situation?

[@rb5402]

I love cliveas Mine flowered a month ago. Absolutely love your videos. Thank you

[@plantvibrations]

Glad you like them!

[@carmenarana7765]

Mine too, in Florida.😃

[@mardiwarner2876]

I have my mother’s clivia that is more than 50 years old. Mine blooms in early February.

[@plantvibrations]

I love that ❤️

[@lebeer1512]

Thanks you so much for sharing I have 10 but not Blum what kind of fertilizer do I need Thanks you for answering

[@plantvibrations]

I’m happy to help :)

[@mollys1584]

Hi Devin! I read Clivias need 9 leaves before they're mature enough to bloom. Mine didn't bloom until it had 12 mature leaves.

[@plantvibrations]

I have never heard that before but could be some truth to it

[@carmenarana7765]

Hi Devin, i live in Florida, my Clivia Just finish blum. There are four plants in a medium plastic pot, I have the pot under a tree because there leaves are not happy with direct Sun. What kind of fertilizer she likes? Thank you.

[@plantvibrations]

You can use a slow release kind like osmocote

[@nellyratsui8887]

Thank you for explanation, but I like to ask does clivia have bulb roots or it only this one you show here?

[@plantvibrations]

I’ll need to double check

[@Grrrnthumb]

Clivia roots are often referred to as tuberous. They are thick & fleshy and store water like a tuber, so that is why they want/need water less often. If we use a typical houseplant soil like he shows here in plastic pot indoors, then it almost guarantees the bottom roots will be rotted like in his video here. They would prefer much more drainage, like adding lots of extra perlite, especially at the bottom, or using an unglazed clay pot which dries faster.

[@heidealbre1518]

Hello, I live in Ontario Canada and I inherited my mom's Clivia plant, it must be at least over 20 years old. I have had it for the last 3 years and it has bloomed once, in my care. There are three plants in the container. I feel that it needs to be reported but don't know what kind of soil it needs. Could you help me with that🙏

[@plantvibrations]

A houseplant potting mix is fine!

[@plantvibrations]

Please watch video

[@heidealbre1518]

@@plantvibrations I did, Thank you. That’s how I was able to post my question to you.

[@donnaer]

I repotted into a much bigger pot. Should I repot into a smaller pot? Should I separate the two plants in the current pot, or can I keep them together? Also, if I use a grow light in the winter, how many hours are good if they are dormant?

[@plantvibrations]

If they are happy you may as well leave them be. It’s truly your choice. A grow light for 8 hours should be enough during dormancy

[@evanmogen325]

no need to separate, and a bigger pot is fine as long as they have strong drainage to prevent root rot. It will take at least a year for them to root into a bigger pot and probably wont flower until the year after. 8/9 hrs is fine

[@donnaer]

@@plantvibrations Thanks so much. I love your channel!

[@soundtempleAU]

I have few clivias in my garden but some tips of the leaves are yellow and dry. Should I cut the whole leaf or just the tips? Cheers

[@plantvibrations]

If it’s just a couple leaves I normally opt to remove the entire leaf if the yellowing is annoying. You can trim off just the yellow but I never rly like how it looks. Try both and see what you prefer

[@toms776]

Hi Devin, I had read to keep the plants cool during their dormancy period...about 50 to 60 degrees...is this true? This being said, my 3 plants did not bloom this year.

[@plantvibrations]

It’s probably not a bad idea. I keep my house around 62-64 in the winter

[@GeneDixon-jn5yc]

Hello. I saw a short video you can start a new clivia plant with just leaves. Do you start them in water or soil?

[@plantvibrations]

I’ve not tried before

[@rebecagaldon2956]

Hi! I was given this plant as a gift but I don't know how to take care of plants. when I received it it was already in bloom, the little roots come outside the bottom of the pot. I watered once I week since then (two weeks ago) but now the flowers are falling :-( and the flowers are also more soggy ...What could I be doing wrong? The plant came in a plastic pot and I placed it in a bigger pot in indirect sunlight. Thank you!

[@plantvibrations]

Sounds like may be too large of a pot

[@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep]

I don't get why some say clivia need a cool rest when online it says larger plants are known to bloom in summer and fall on top of winter so they clearly aren't getting a cool rest before summer and fall to initiate flowering...

[@plantvibrations]

that could be reference to plants located in regions where they can be grown outside all year long in the ground

[@slong1688]

Do you mean if you cut those roots off and it will takes about 2 to 3 years to bloom again?

[@plantvibrations]

They should bloom the proceeding year after root pruning

[@Planty-Mandy]

How long do the flowers last?

[@plantvibrations]

Perhaps two weeks but often flowers open in sequence extending the bloom time

[@idanel6538]

What must you do when roots come out of holes at botom

[@plantvibrations]

May mean it’s time to repot or root prune

[@annettedesir5993]

My cliviais not happy the few leaves not green what can I do

[@plantvibrations]

Did you watch the video? Lots of care advice!

[@Koort1008]

Send this video to Sandra.

[@plantvibrations]

👍👍

[@joanp105]

What a coincidence! I am now looking for a new home for my 9 huge Clivias. They all started with one 6” plant 35 years ago. Now they are all very large and thriving. They spend the summer outside and inside under lights in the basement due to many cats and dogs. They have bloomed magnificently every year with multiple large flower heads.

[@plantvibrations]

They are seriously such gems of plants!

[@ktday5]

10:01 I live in North Carolina and I was given two large clivia miniata plants several years ago and each winter I have put them in my garage to winter over and they never get watered until they do start sending up the bloom stalks and I notice them. They have bloomed every year, beautifully! But one year I left one outside and it totally died back and I thought it was absolutely dead but that spring it suddenly put up a bloom stalk and bloomed! So, I have moved this year farther south, still in NC and I have decided I’m going to try planting two of the three that I have now outside and see how they do. Mine multiply in the pot so the last time I separated them I got five or six plants and I could do the same thing again now. I love them. They are so beautiful in the spring. Thank you for highlighting them and the great video.

[@charlottesedita3136]

Ot😊her 😊ha😊n no😊 eater what temp😊 for 😊dormenc😊y Thank u

[@plantvibrations]

45F

[@SomayaAlbertyn]

Hi im from South Africa,my Clivia is not blooming

[@plantvibrations]

Follow my tips!

[@riverbrewer04]

Jump cuts would really improve your videos.

[@plantvibrations]

I will go back and add to this video. I’ve been using them more and more. Thanks for the consideration