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Clivia
Sue J
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Clivia
large plant split into 4 and repotted, flowers forming but no stem . So buried in the leaves though all thriving I must be doing something right but.......
Hm not sure why it's upside down!!
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Looks ok. The stem will elongate as the flowers open.
Oh ok I thought before I split that the stem grew quite tall before the flowers opened! Will wait and hope
would it be better in a sunny window!
Just in case anyone is interested, good response from RHS
For Clivia to flower fully on long stems they require a cool period of 10C from November to February, after which they should be watered sparingly and fed weekly with a balanced feed until buds begin to form, see . This routine slows the development of flower buds until the stem has elongated. The most likely reason for the short flower stems you are seeing on your divided plants is that they were not exposed to cool enough temperatures or were exposed for an insufficient length of time. It is also possible that this premature flowering is a response to having been recently divided, and therefore suddenly having more nutrients, light and water per plant.
As the flowers on your plants have already begun to open, it is unlikely that you’ll be able to encourage the stems to elongate now. However if you see new buds beginning to develop later on in the season, it would be worthwhile reducing light levels (by moving further back from a window or into a darker room) as there is some evidence that this can also help to prevent flowering on short stems by delaying bud development. Otherwise concentrate this year on helping your divisions to establish by positioning plants in a warmer location for the summer with regular watering and misting.
so I know where I've gone wrong
I bought my clivia late winter last year and it was grateful enough to flower 2 or 3 times that first year. In one year's time the plant itself has departed from its seedling size and transformed into a solid mature-looking figure, with healthy beautiful glossy leaves. I assume the plant itself is rather healthy. This year, it is blooming the third time. However, they are all short-stemmed. I have no clue why.
One of my friends also has a clivia. His clivia never ceases to produce some bunches of beautiful flowers every spring. He is elderly and keeps the room temperature rather high all winter long.