Dark-green strappy leaves are 2 in (5 cm) wide and can reach about 18 in (45 cm) long and last year-round. Wipe off the leaves with a damp cloth to keep them dust-free and shiny.
- Common Names: Kaffir Lily, Natal Lily, Bush Lily, Flame Lily, September Lily, Clivia Lily, St. John’s Lily, Boslelie, Fire Lily, Orange Clivia
- Synonyms: Vallota miniata (basionym), Clivia sulphurea, Himantophyllum miniatum, Imantophyllum miniatum, Imatophyllum atrosanguineum
- Scientific Name: Clivia miniata (Lindl.) Regel
- Family: Amaryllidaceae
- Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
- Tribe: Haemantheae
- Genus: CLIVIA
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Hardiness:
USDA hardiness zone 9b to 11b: from 25 °F (−3.9 °C) to 50 °F (+10 °C).
How to Grow and Care
A Clivia Plant needs bright indirect light but no direct sun. Direct sun scorches the leaves and ruins the beautiful flowers. During the summer, a Clivia Plant loves to go outside as long as you keep it in the shade.
Water a Clivia Plant well and then allow the top 50% of the soil to dry out before watering again. Clivia Plants prefer to be on the dry side. Pale green or orange lesions on the leaves indicate you are over-watering.
Propagation: Division. This plant's thick, fleshy roots are somewhat fragile.
USDA hardiness zone 9b to 11b: from 25 °F (−3.9 °C) to 50 °F (+10 °C).
How to Grow and Care
A Clivia Plant needs bright indirect light but no direct sun. Direct sun scorches the leaves and ruins the beautiful flowers. During the summer, a Clivia Plant loves to go outside as long as you keep it in the shade.
Water a Clivia Plant well and then allow the top 50% of the soil to dry out before watering again. Clivia Plants prefer to be on the dry side. Pale green or orange lesions on the leaves indicate you are over-watering.
Propagation: Division. This plant's thick, fleshy roots are somewhat fragile.
Carefully detach offsets with roots from the parent plant immediately after
flowering and pot in separate containers.
You can expect blooms when clivia miniata is at least 3 years old...- Learn more at HOW TO GROW AND CARE Clivia
Varieties:
Around the world there are different breeds and shapes of the species Clivia miniata. In these parts, the most common breeds are those with blossom leaves that shine in intensive orange. At the entry is changes into a yellow colouring. Moreover, there are breeds with crème coloured, red, yellow and pink coloured blossom leaves.
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Varieties:
Around the world there are different breeds and shapes of the species Clivia miniata. In these parts, the most common breeds are those with blossom leaves that shine in intensive orange. At the entry is changes into a yellow colouring. Moreover, there are breeds with crème coloured, red, yellow and pink coloured blossom leaves.
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