Why Are Clivia Miniata Grown in Pairs
A bit of knowledge to share with you why Clivia Miniata are grown in pairs and an introduction to the cultivation techniques of green plants and flowers related to Clivia Miniata. Let's take a look together with the editor!
I always remember a rather amusing story. A flower enthusiast once asked me, saying they had two pots of Clivia Miniata at home, both bought in pairs, and after three years of care, one pot bloomed every year while the other hadn't bloomed in three years. They wondered if they bought a male and a female.
Firstly, it can be confirmed that there is no concept of "male" or "female" in Clivia Miniata. However, in this pair of Clivia Miniata, one blooms and the other doesn't, indicating something is amiss, otherwise such abnormal behavior wouldn't occur.
After further understanding, it turned out that the Clivia Miniata at the flower enthusiast's home, although said to be a pair, were just two similar pots they picked at the flower market and might not even be the same variety. Moreover, when kept at home, they were not in the same environment, with one pot placed in the living room on the first floor and the other on the upper floor.
This way, by analyzing one by one, the mystery of why the Clivia Miniata doesn't bloom is found, right? Let's take a look together at these two pots of Clivia Miniata that received the same watering, fertilizing, and sun exposure, but one bloomed and the other didn't.
Why Are Clivia Miniata Grown in Pairs
1. Improper Variety
Clivia Miniata, elegant and serene, blends well into various environments when placed there, and its growth is not visible. It's a slowpoke, and blooming is very lazy. If the conditions required are not met, it may not bloom at all. Also, the variety of Clivia Miniata is an important condition for blooming.
My mentor once said that when choosing Clivia Miniata, there's no need to distinguish the specific variety; just observe its leaves. Clivia Miniata varieties with wide leaves but very fine leaf tips are more difficult to bloom and tend to like arrowhead shapes.
When buying Clivia Miniata, choose the varieties with narrow and long leaves, as these are more likely to bloom. However, I can't confirm this claim either, as the two pots of round-leaf Clivia Miniata in my home bloom every year.