Clivia; should I cut old flower spikes?

[estación seca]

Leaving the old spike does not prevent flowering. You're still learning to grow them.

[naturalistSean]

Originally Posted by estación seca

Leaving the old spike does not prevent flowering. You're still learning to grow them.

Good point.

[Diane56Victor]

After flowering all I do is remove any unwanted berries leaving the old spike to dry naturally.
The old spike dries up and can be removed with a sharp pull very easily.

If I want more seeds I leave the berries to mature. After the berries have been harvested I just leave the spike to wither naturally.

Clivia can support spikes with berries from last year while still producing this years blooms without a problem.

[My Green Pets]

I do the same thing Diane. After the flowers are done, I cut/pinch off all the little developing fruits, but leave the main flower scape to dry out on its own. Once it's crispy, it just breaks off.

[naturalistSean]

The flower buds are really coming along! Because I bought this at a thrift store I've had no idea what color the flowers are. Looks like the standard, very beautiful, orange and should know for sure soon.
Edit: the photo does not do justice to the actual color of the buds. It's very pretty already.

[DeaC]

Balloons in the window and on your clivia! Good show.

[My Green Pets]

What a nice display your Clivia is cooking up! You'll have blooms to show us in a couple days!

[WaterWitchin]

Never had a clivia. Appears it's about time I get one. That's a super fun looking scape budding out there!

[estación seca]

Talk to friends in southern California. The common orange ones are sold as landscaping plants. They can unpot one and send it bare-root. Amaryllids hardly notice such treatment.

Or somebody could send you seeds. They're about the size of a small olive and very easy to sprout. Just lay them on the surface of barely moist soil and keep warm.

[Diane56Victor]

Ive let some berries grow on a couple of the flowering ones I have shown here on the forum.
Happy to send some out to anyone wants any. Will have to see how many seeds I get out of the berries first though.