For years, despite raising several of the Amaryllidaceae
from seed, I avoided Clivia on the grounds that it was
'common' (all garden centres seem to have it, often persuaded into
flower unnaturally at Christmas).
For years, despite raising several of the Amaryllidaceae
from seed, I avoided Clivia on the grounds that it was
'common' (all garden centres seem to have it, often persuaded into
flower unnaturally at Christmas).
But I finally succumbed, and bought this as a small plant some years ago. It has just flowered for the first time (April 2001) and I have realised what I was missing! Borne above the strap-like leaves, this flower spike has 15 individual flowers, each approximately 5cm in diameter.
The plant is evergreen, and despite usually being called a
bulbous plant, it cannot be said to possess a bulb.