Clivia Advice Needed

**<l*@juno.com>**

Hi Everyone,

My approx. 5-year old Golden Dragon Clivia has started to grow an offset
and I'm not sure whether this is a good thing or a bad thing. The mother
plant has 28 leaves (14 on each side) and barely fits into its assigned
corner, which is the only suitable location for it in our house. I know
the plant is pretty rootbound because my then-puppy knocked it over about
two years ago, breaking both its clay pot and the glazed clay cache pot.

Does the offset mean the mother plant is in distress (it looks very
robust)?
If I let the offset grow, will the mother plant not bloom (it starts
blooming every Feb. 12th)?
If I want to keep both, do I need to repot? The most I can do is to pot
it up directly into the cache pot to gain about 1/2-inch and a bit more
depth.

This is the only Clivia I've ever grown and I was not aware how ginormous
they can become until I saw some in Longwood Garden's conservatory. Can
this plant be kept in an 8 1/2-inch pot indefinitely? Is root-pruning an
option?

Thanks a bunch!
Lois

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