Clivia was discovered in the mid-1800s in Natal, South Africa. A much sought-after plant that only had orange flowers. Later, a Clivia was discovered with yellow flowers. At this point, various colors ...

Q. How can I tell if my clivia house plant will bloom this year? — Chris, Accord A. A clivia plant is generally considered to be mature, and old enough to bloom, when it has produced 12 to 14 leaves.

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Cheery Clivia, endemic to South Africa, will bring a splash of colour to your houseplant collection when it needs it most. Coral orange trumpet like blooms emerge above strapping glossy green leaves ...

EVERY flower is remarkable, yet some are so luscious, so intriguing that you must have your own. And not one, but many. Thus an obsession is born. Clivias are the objects of true obsession. Since the ...

Description: This evergreen, ornamental genus of durable shade plants, native to moist, shady forest floors of southern Africa, is one of the more primitive genera in the Amaryllidaceae family. They ...

I wrote recently about Hellebores, highly desirable plants for the winter shade garden. This column introduces another exotic shade-loving plant that blooms in the late winter and early spring and ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Imagine a clivia with soft pink and lilac flowers. Each six-petalled bloom opens wide and flat in a ball of colour atop a strong stem ...

In San Diego's Balboa Park, you can still find great old colonies of Clivia miniata planted there for the California Pacific International Exhibition of 1935. They thrive in the light shade of exotic ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Say the words "dry-shade" and one of the first plants to spring to mind is the clivia. These strappy-leaved South African stalwarts can ...