Indoor Gardening and Houseplants: clivia time again , 1 by mamasita

mamasita wrote:
My orange clivia is spectacular this year. It is quite a few years old, and has formed quite a few plants within the pot. Right now, there are 6 flower stalks, and old stalks with berries beginning to turn red. When the weather finally warms up, it will go outside for the summer on the north side of the sun room. It will get some morning sun, but that's about it. The plant will flower again sometime during the summer.

I also drag it back in when night temps are to go below 40, and keep it in a bright but cool position in the sun room. During winter, I just kind of moisten the top of the soil maybe once a month and resume a more regular watering beginning in February. I also fertilize with whatever I happen to have available when I'm near it - from all purpose to orchid fertilizer to fish emulsion. It has grown so big that just top dressing it isn't going to work this year - it's time for repotting and dividing.

I read on another gardening site that clivias need to have 12-14 leaves and be at least 7-8 years old before flowering. I also know that during the dormant period, the plant should be kept at temps of about 50 degrees. I think mine is kept just a bit warmer than that, but not by much.

Here is a picture of it just today: