Bush Lily, Clivia Lily, St. John's Lily, Boslelie, Fire Lily (Clivia miniata)

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Feb 25, 2008

Bush Lily, Clivia Lily, St. John's Lily, Boslelie, Fire Lily
Clivia miniata

Starting to germinate.

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Calmack San Diego, CA Apr 04, 2009

Please tell me what this medium is, where to get it etc. My clivia seeds tend to get fungus, probably because I have been using the paper towel method and keeping them too wet. I'm in San Diego.

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Apr 05, 2009

I have never had even 1 clivia seed rot. It is rockwool and is great! You get it at any hydroponics store or online.

I just wet the rockwool in a tupperware bowl and then drain it. I use very clean hands and bowl. Then stick a seed in each hole. Put the whole tupperwear bowl in a clear plastic bag and close securely with velcro tape you get at HD. I then put them under lights on my seedling table.

I do not open the bag at all until I am ready to take them out to plant them up - maybe 2 months depending on how fast they grow. I then gently peel all the rockwool away from the roots. Though you can leave it on too.

Good luck!

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Calmack San Diego, CA May 11, 2009

Thank you. Will do. Sounds so much better than my old approach.

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Calmack San Diego, CA Aug 05, 2009

Ok, got rock wool, seeds are germinating with roots an inch below bottom of rock wool and green shoots 1 inch tall in several dozen.
What medium are you going to from there?

Thanks,
Calmack

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Aug 06, 2009

I go to 2 inch plastic pots and regular soil that drains fast. I usually bag these too because I am bad at watering them.

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