Clivia is a shade plant too, also Clivia outdoors in the US
- Subject: Clivia is a shade plant too, also Clivia outdoors in the US
- From: Claire Peplowski E*@AOL.COM
- Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 13:41:14 EDT
In a message dated 6/13/03 1:16:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
jshields104@INSIGHTBB.COM writes:
> Most of my clivias were moved outdoors into the lath house in early
> May. Unfortunately, the continuing wet weather we have been having is not
> really good for them. If it doesn't stop, we will have to get them under
> shelter to dry out, I'm afraid.
Consistent very cool wet conditions produce a rot in the growth bud center of
my Clivias. It must be a bacterial rot as it can have a foul odor. Jim, I
don't put my Clivias outside as a rule but did this year for some new lights to
be installed in the conservatory space. I saw one plant with this condition
forming and they are all back under glass. The rot forms in the close
unfolding leaves of the plant center. It is black in color and starts on the leaf
edges. If cleaned with soap and water and the planted dried out for while, no
harm other than some disfiguration occurs. I also use a chlorine solution
spraying it into the center of the plant especially the leaf axils (are they axil
in a Clivia?)
For those not in the Eastern US, we have had non-stop rain and unseasonal
cool temperatures since the snow melted. I have other rain produced garden
problems as well. Several years ago, in our area, were years of drought we learned
to deal with. The Clivias are potted with bark and peat mixed with sand and
compost. Water retention and quick drainage together was the object. This
does not work when the container is subject to constant heavy rains, humid
overcast days and low temperatures.
Claire Peplowski
NYS zone 4 mountains
