How to pollinate Clivia

In the spring season, it is the flowering season of Clivia, which is also a good time for artificial pollination of Clivia. Although Clivia is an insect-bearing flower, in the winter and spring season, the chance of pollination by insects is very small. For Clivia to bear fruit, only artificial pollination is required. Clivia is an umbelliferous inflorescence composed of multiple flowers. The inflorescence is born on stout scapes, and one inflorescence is as few as 10 and as many as 20-30. The flowers in the middle of the inflorescence open first and gradually open outwards. The general flowering period can be maintained for 40-50 days, and grasping the timing of pollination is the key to the success or failure of pollination. Under normal conditions, each single flower is open for 2-3 days, and the stamens are mature. Pollen collected at this time is most suitable for pollination. When the pistil is mature, there is mucus on the stigma, and the pollen is very easy to adhere to. The best time for pollination is about 10 o'clock in the morning and 2-3 o'clock in the afternoon at the latest. The technique of pollination is not complicated, as long as you pay attention to it can be successful. Remove the mature anthers first and brush them in a glass dish with a clean brush. Then use a brush to pick up the pollen and sprinkle it on the female mature pistil stigma. The anther can also be turned upside down, allowing the pollen to come into direct contact with the pistil stigma. If pollen is collected elsewhere, anthers with filaments can be plucked and inserted on a fresh vegetable platter or on a piece of fruit and brought back into a bottle or box. Pollination can then be performed as described above. To cultivate a fine variety of Clivia, pay special attention to the offspring pollination. After the Clivia flowers, go to the neighborhood or the garden flower garden to look for flowers that are short-lived, wide-ranging, short-bright, broad-bright, with prominent veins, large flowers, and other characteristics. If self-pollination is carried out, although seedlings can also be seeded, the advantages of the varieties will be degraded from generation to generation, and new varieties cannot be cultivated. For this reason, before the flowering of Clivia, be sure to look for the good paternal flower that is blossoming. Do not use the self-pollination method easily. When selecting the father, it is necessary to clarify the kinship between the father and the mother. The "blood" relationship is better than three generations. In addition, pay attention to repeated pollination, at least twice. This will increase the pollination effect.