This amaryllis relative is also grown from a bulb and like it's cousin, needs to be pot bound to flower. Also like the amaryllis, Clivia go through a dormant period before sending up a flower stalk. They'll need total darkness at night, when they go dormant in late fall. The stalk will sprout anytime from December through April and normal care can be resumed. Flowers are usually some shade of yellow or orange.
Light: Bright light. Clivia like a full day of sun, but it doesn't need to be directly in it.
Water: Water when the soil feels dry. Withhold water during the plants rest period (usually around November) and resume watering when the flower stalk appears.
Fertilizer: Feed every other week while actively growing (spring/summer) with a diluted water soluble fertilizer.
Temperature: Clivia likes average home temperatures except during its dormant period, when it needs temperatures in the 50s F. To produce flower buds.
Additional Tips: Clivia can get top heavy when in flower, so be sure to use a heavy pot. They like to be pot bound, but repot when you see the roots pushing out the top of the pot.
Clivia enjoy summering out doors.

