Trish the Gong Gardener. What to do when your lily plants rot after too much water or rot after snail or caterpillar damage. Why are my Clivia dying. What's wrong with my lily plant. What's wrong with my clivia
Hi Trish. I thought you'd like to know that all parts I thought were dead are now showing the beginnings new growth. I know it will probably take quite some time to grow back to what it used to look like, but I'm more than thrilled to see that it's alive. I have a further question: There appears to be a couple of pale surface roots on top of the soil. Is this normal? If so, should I leave them or cover them with some soil? I can't thank you enough for your help.
It's not unusual for clivia to have roots above the surface. You can cover them with soil or chip mulch as long as the base of the plant isn't getting too buried. You can also not worry about them and do nothing. Make sure you give the plant some fertiliser in spring and some seaweed extract or gogo juice now. Keep in mind clivia are light feeders so don't overfeed. Thanks for watching. :)
Thank you so much for this excellent video. Sadly I've just discovered that all the leaves on my plant have rotted. If I treat my plant as you've suggested now, do you think it will it regrow?
