Clivia

I want to try to make my Clivia actually bloom.  It sounds like I need to get it to go into dormancy, but the amount of time needed is variable.  Sources agree that the temperatures should be between 55 and 34, but the amount of time needed varies from 30 days to 4 months.  I'm thinking the attic is the best place, but I don't think it will be 55 degrees until November.  And if we have a crazy cold winter, I'm worried it will drop well below freezing, but that's something I can monitor.

I think I will wait until the end of October and put it in the attic (with a water bottle to serve as a freezing indicator) and then leave it there through the end of January.  Unless I know it's going to get super crazy cold...  then I guess I could take it out after 2 months.  We'll see how it goes.  It would be pretty exciting to get those flowers.