How to Repot a Clivia

Flowering clivia (Clivia miniata) -- also sometimes called natal lily or Kaffir lily -- blooms profusely in late winter and early spring. These evergreen plants grow outdoors in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 9 through 11, but they also thrive as both outdoor and indoor potted plants. A clivia requires repotting when the roots push up to the soil surface and become visible, or about once every three years. Repot clivia in the spring after the plant completes its blooming cycle.

Pot with drainage holes
Potting soil
Dull knife

Instructions

- 1
  Select a pot with bottom drainage holes that is one size larger than the current clivia container. For example, repot into a 12-inch-diameter container if the plant was previously growing in a 10-inch-diameter pot.
- 2
  Place 2 inches of standard potting soil in the container. Water the soil lightly until moisture just begins to drip from the bottom of the pot.
- 3
  Slide a dull knife around the inside of the clivia's pot to loosen the soil and root ball. Turn the pot on its side and slide the clivia out of the pot, thumping the bottom of the pot to dislodge the plant if necessary.
- 4
  Set the clivia into the new pot. Add more soil beneath the root ball, if needed, to elevate the top of the roots to 1 inch beneath the pot rim.
- 5
  Fill in the pot with additional soil until the clivia is potted at the same depth it was growing at previously. Water the soil until moisture drips from the bottom of the pot. Add more soil if it settles below the top of the root ball after watering.
- 6
  Set the repotted clivia near a window where it receives partial shade or bright but indirect all-day sunlight. Water the plant when the top 1 to 2 inches of soil feels dry.

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