Re: Clivia Advice Needed

**C* U* <c*@gmail.com>**

You're right about the difficulty of division, and just getting the  
plant(s) out of the pot is no picnic either. Shake, shake, shake.

However, for those who need a shade-tolerant houseplant, this is IT.

Carolyn Ulrich
On Dec 12, 2013, at 12:03 PM, Duane Campbell wrote:

> Your experience mirrors mine, Carolyn. I bought one fan twenty five or
> thirty years ago. Now I have a couple of fourteen inch containers  
> with a
> dozen blossoms each as well as three gallon pots for my driveway  
> sale next
> summer. Every few years I divide and repot one of the large ones.  
> One thing
> you don't mention is that division is a CHORE! Untangling the thick  
> roots is
> a three hour job. I also have a problem with mealy bugs, which I  
> treat like
> a chronic disease -- not cured but managed.
>
>
> Duane Campbell
> Syndicated garden columnist
> Author: Best of Green Space; 30 Years of Composted Columns

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