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Clivia miniata var. citrina

Clivia miniata var. citrina ‘Kirstenbosch Yellow’
Common names: yellow clivia, yellow bush lily (Eng.); geelboslelie (Afr.)
Family: Amaryllidaceae

... in yellowish pulp. The basic chromosome number is x = 11. Clivia miniata var. citrina is known from northeastern ... cultivation in dappled shade in frost-free environments. Clivia miniata var. citrina is an evergreen perennial adapted ... in cultivation at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. Clivia Clivia miniata var. citrina is an outstanding subject ...

02 / 10 / 2017 | Graham Duncan | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Clivia robusta

Clivia robusta
Common names: swamp bush lily, swamp clivia
Family: Amaryllidaceae

... round, green ripening to orange. Under ideal conditions, Clivia robusta is long-lived, produces buttress roots in very wet areas and can grow to a height of 1.6 m. Clivia robusta occurs in Pondoland, growing in marshes ... isolated areas. Little is known about the pollinators of Clivia and studies are now being undertaken to discover what ...

02 / 07 / 2007 | John Winter | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Clivia nobilis

Clivia nobilis
Common names: Eastern Cape clivia, Eastern Cape bush lily (Eng.); boslelie (Afr.); umayime (isiXhosa & isiZulu)
Family: Amaryllidaceae

... Winter Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden January 2006 Clivia nobilis is an evergreen bulbous plant which develops a ... of C nobilis is considerably slower than that of all other Clivia species. From seed C. nobilis takes at least 6 years ... is a long-lived plant and will outlive many generations. Clivia nobilis occurs as isolated populations on the east ...

02 / 01 / 2006 | John Winter | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Clivia caulescens

Flowerhead
Common names: stem clivia, stalked clivia
Family: Amaryllidaceae

Kirstenbosch NBG John Winter Kirstenbosch NBG December 2005 Clivia caulescens is an evergreen bulbous plant  producing ... vary from round to oblong and ripen after nine months. Clivia caulescens is fairly common in the summer-rainfall ... exposed to mist, snow and extreme cold. The populations of Clivia caulescens occur in isolated pockets today as the ...

27 / 12 / 2004 | John Winter | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Clivia mirabilis

Clivia mirabilis
Common names: miracle clivia
Family: Amaryllidaceae

... by John Winter National Botanical Institute May 2002 "This Clivia seems to be able to tolerate the brutal northern Cape ... the prolonged rainless summer" (John Winter, international Clivia expert and past Curator of Kirstenbosch). The discovery of Clivia mirabilis was particularly unusual as clivias are ...

20 / 05 / 2002 | Nicky Malcolm | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Clivia miniata

Clivia miniata
Common names: bush lily (Eng.); boslelie (Afr.); umayime (Zulu)
Family: Amaryllidaceae

... Aubrey Witwatersrand National Botanical Garden August 2001 Clivia miniata is a clump-forming perennial with dark green, ... a perfect foil for the masses of orange flowers. The genus Clivia is endemic to southern Africa, meaning that they do ... they may be found growing in the fork of a tree. Clivia Clivia miniata is easily cultivated and very ...

20 / 08 / 2001 | Alice Aubrey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Clivia gardenii

Clivia gardenii
Common names: Major Garden's clivia, Natal drooping clivia (English); boslelie (Afrikaans); umayime (Zulu)
Family: Amaryllidaceae

... Sisulu National Botanical Garden April 2001 Like all Clivia , C. gardenii grows in the shade of forests and is a ... berries follow the flowers and are eaten by birds. Where Clivia miniata  has a head of trumpet-shaped flowers, Cl ... petals tipped with green. There are two other species of  Clivia  which have similar pendulous flowers,  C. nobilis ...

30 / 04 / 2001 | Alice Aubrey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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