How to Care for a Clivia Miniata Indoors

Place the Clivia miniata pot in a northern facing widow that receives bright sun but not full sun exposure, which will damage the leaves. You may set it outdoors during summer in full shade.

Feel the top of the soil in the pot to see if it is dry to a 1-inch depth. If so, water the soil until water runs out of the bottom drainage holes in the pot. Wait until the top 1 inch of soil dries out again before adding more water. Water from early spring through the late fall.

Mix a 20-20-20 liquid plant fertilizer with water using twice the amount of water as instructed on the bottle. Apply the fertilizer to the soil once per month from the time the plant blooms until the late fall.

Stop watering in the late fall and move the Clivia miniata plant to a room that maintains a constant temperature of between 50 and 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Leave it there for three months. If any yellow leaves occur, add 1 or 2 cups of water to the soil.

Repot the Clivia miniata plant every three to five years by lifting it out of the pot after blooming ceases. Locate a new pot that is 2 inches wider that the old one and fill it half full with a 50-50 mix of potting soil and peat moss. Place the roots into the pot and add more soil mixture until the roots are covered.