Kliviya - the real long-liver among houseplants, at the correct leaving and comfortable conditions of keeping she is capable to live to 40 years. Imagine, this bright beauty can accompany you practically all adult life.
Kliviya well feels at east and western windows. On northern it will lack light, and southern, on the contrary, too brightly. At adverse conditions kliviya will not be able to blossom and will slowly grow. You can take out flowerpot with flower on balcony in the summer.
It is important to remember that the kliviya badly transfers change of the place of growth, she loves rest. This is not what plant which can be moved, turned and transferred from one window to another.
For kliviya the normal room temperature which is about +22-25 degrees is considered optimum. Besides, she well transfers heat. However in the middle of the fall at kliviya begins dormant period, and at this time it is desirable to provide cool conditions of growth - 10-14 degrees. In the spring the plant releases peduncle that is signal to returning it to heat. If the kliviya does not winter in the cool place, it can not blossom or blossoming will be defective.
Watering has to be moderate as the earth lump has to manage to dry out. It is necessary to use only soft otstoyanny water. During dormant period the plant can be watered once in three weeks.
It is optional to spray kliviya, but if indoors too hot, air needs to be moistened.
For fertilizing mineral and organic fertilizers are usually used. It is necessary to bring them in turn each two weeks.
Young plants need to be replaced annually, and adults - every two years. Time for change is selected individually i.e. if you have noticed that the root system has ceased to be located in pot, the time means. Kliviya well feels in subacidic friable substrate.