It is not difficult to grow your own clivia from seed, but it takes a long time before you see the success in the form of lush flowers. Prepare for a longer wait.

If the clivia produces fruit, new plants can be grown from the seeds

Where can 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, the maturation takes several months and immature seeds are not germinable. Alternatively, you can order seeds online. There you will find various sources.

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 germinate seeds that have not yet germinated between two layers of damp paper towels and only then plant them in the soil.

How do I take care of the young clivia?

If the seeds have successfully germinated and grown into small plants, they are still quite sensitive. Water the young clivia moderately but regularly. It is best to give them water when the substrate is already slightly dry. Use stagnant rainwater or low-lime, somewhat stagnant tap water. Too much lime in the irrigation water causes the leaves to turn yellow.

How long will it take for my clivia to flower?

It can take up to five years from sowing your clivia to the first flower. That's a very long time. If you do not have that much patience, but a slightly older Clivia, then propagation through offshoots is recommended. This is also quite uncomplicated.

The essentials in brief:

  • Sowing uncomplicated
  • only sow mature seeds
  • Buy seeds or take from flowering plants
  • Seed maturation takes a few months
  • Keep substrate moist
  • Avoid waterlogging
  • Duration until the first flowering: up to 5 years
  • Water young plants moderately

tips

If you have a lot of patience, you can save a lot of money by sowing clivia, because well-grown plants are not exactly cheap.

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Indoor plants