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 ...

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.

Like a certificate from the Jelly of the Month club, a potted plant is the gift that keeps on giving, to paraphrase a line from "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation." A plant makes a thoughtful ...

Q: I was shocked -- shocked! -- by your answer to the "how to pronounce clivia" letter. I have always used and heard the "proclivity" pronunciation. The Lady Clive source certainly made sense, but ...

Need an idea for a gardener on your Christmas list? Consider native lily or bush lily, Clivia miniata, an unusual plant popular as a holiday gift plant. It can be grown year-round as a houseplant or ...

I have several clivia plants (having started with two). I've researched their care and feeding on the Web which has been somewhat helpful. However, there is minimal information available about how to ...

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 ...

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Q:We planted several Clivia miniatas more than 30 years ago. They have become large, dense clumps and don't bloom as much. Can they be divided, and if so, when would be the best time for and method of ...

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 ...