I bought a lovely looking Clivia plant 2 months ago in the UK. It had 2 or 3 buds on the stem that were flowering. Over 2 weeks these flowered and the plant looked really nice. Then they fell off. I dead headed the stalk of each flower based on advice I saw online. Since then, the leaves of the plant look healthy but the plant is not flowering. The flower stem itself has withered and dried up. It's spring right now here and I believe I've kept the plan adequately watered (not overwatered). Any ideas on anything I could do to revive the plant flowering?
Clivia indoor plant stopped flowering
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Ok. I am hoping it's still got another bloom left in it. When I bought it in Feb it only had 3 flowers which seems a bit small for a full bloom. Perhaps the buds grew before it was imported to UK. I just hope the stem in the middle regrows. Looks brown and shrivelled at the moment. Thanks for the reply.
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The stem in the middle is dead, and you might as well get rid of it. Each growth produces up to 3 flowering stems per year, all at the same time. Yours has finished blooming for the year.
Keep it moist and give it lots of light. A little direct sun is okay, especially where you are. Feed it regularly with an all-purpose fertilizer at the label rate or use half as much twice as often. They will take temps in the low 20*s with no damage as long as it's acclimated to cooler temps. We grow them here outside in shade with maybe a little morning sun.
Keep it moist and give it lots of light. A little direct sun is okay, especially where you are. Feed it regularly with an all-purpose fertilizer at the label rate or use half as much twice as often. They will take temps in the low 20*s with no damage as long as it's acclimated to cooler temps. We grow them here outside in shade with maybe a little morning sun.
I did an info search, and Clivia is a short day plant, or day neutral plant. So i guess it depends on which variety you have. If yours is a short day plant, it will stop blooming under long days, long periods of light, or light that interupts the scotoperiod. If you want it to bloom you need to use photoperiodic control. Give it a scotoperiod of 12+ hours with no light interuptions. Feed it correctly for flowering not vegetative growth. She'll bloom!