Cultivation Method of Clivia Miniata Seeds
The editor answers related questions about Clivia Miniata cultivation at home, including the cultivation method of Clivia Miniata seeds. The details are as follows:
Because Clivia Miniata seedlings can be expensive, some gardening enthusiasts want to try cultivating them but are not very clear about the method of planting Clivia Miniata seeds. After Clivia Miniata flowers, from pollination, it takes nine months (varies by variety) for the fruit to mature, changing from green to yellow and then to red.
After the fruit is mature, cut the entire fruit spike from the bottom of the stem and let it dry in a shaded, well-ventilated area for about 15 days. Remove the seeds, select the plump ones with sprouting eyes, wrap them in gauze, and place them in a shaded, well-ventilated area for 3 days before soaking and sowing.
Remove the seeds, select the plump ones with sprouting eyes, wrap them in gauze, and place them in a shaded, well-ventilated area for 3 days before soaking and sowing.
After the seeds are removed from the fruit ball and wrapped in gauze and placed for 3 days, soak them in a glass jar at about 25 degrees for 1-5 days until sprouts appear (immerse the seeds completely in water on the first day, and maintain a small amount of water, about 1 mm, from the second day on, cover the jar mouth with transparent plastic wrap to keep moisture), then place them in a well-ventilated plastic basket filled with 10 cm thick fresh sawdust that has been sterilized at high temperature (cover the seeds with 1 cm of sawdust) to germinate, maintaining a temperature of 20-27 degrees (about 25 degrees), and spray water moderately once a day to maintain humidity.
After 30 days of germination, the seeds have all grown long radicles and leaf sheaths. Plant them densely in flowerpots with a 1 cm interval, with the leaf sheaths facing the same direction, maintaining a temperature of 20-27 degrees (about 25 degrees), with proper lighting, and spray water regularly depending on the humidity. The photo below shows the plants 60 days after planting.
Note: There are various methods for planting Clivia Miniata seeds, with the river sand and sawdust methods being the most accessible and not technically challenging, and yielding a high germination rate. For river sand sowing, fine river sand is cleaned with water and boiled to sterilize, then placed in a container and leveled, with seeds spaced about 2 cm apart on the sand surface, with the sprouting eyes downward, and covered with a thin layer of sand. For sawdust sowing, appropriate-sized sawdust is sterilized by frying or steaming, then placed in a container 7-10 cm thick. The seeds are placed with the sprouting eyes downward and spaced as before, covered with sawdust, watered thoroughly, and the container mouth is covered with plastic film or glass.
Maintaining moisture and temperature is crucial for the quick germination, even growth, and healthy development of Clivia Miniata seeds. River sand has good water permeability but poor water retention, so if the surface of the pot is not humid enough, water or spray immediately to keep the moisture content at about 40%. Sawdust has strong water permeability and absorption, so water or spray once a day to keep the sawdust moist.
The above comprehensive introduction to the cultivation method of Clivia Miniata seeds is hoped to provide green plant enthusiasts with some knowledge about green plants.