I know this is a mostly citrus and fruits board, but I thought some of you might enjoy this picuture of our old yellow clivia. This is a plant purchased at a plant sale for $2.00 many years ago.

Ned

Hi Ned. I hope you made it through the storm tonight OK. We had gusts here of 85 MPH so the weather channel said. Looks like it's pushing offshore now.

Laaz

Lazz, we got a much needed downpour but nothing like 85 MPH winds. Thank goodness, I would be standing nursery plants up half the day! LOL I am sure I will be standing some up anyway.

Ned

Just did a survey, nothing broken... Quite a bit of wind burn but all the fruit is still on the trees. We have major power outages all over the area. Will have to do a better survey in the morning.

Ned, that is one HEALTHY looking plant. Beautiful. - Millet

Hey Ned, I just looked at the pics of brugs you posted & I mentioned some cuttings I got in mail today. Well, today was like christmas! My buddy Citrus Joe sent me clivia fruits/seeds just today too! (and more). Was going to google & look them up but now I don't have to LOL. Beautiful, healthy looking plant. He sent me red/orange. So glad you posted that.
Hope all your plants survived the storm Laaz, & all of you way over there!

I have been wanting one of those for a long time, isnt the yellow the rarer of the two colors? Gorgeous, simply gorgeous!!!!

Ned, how long does it take for them to flower? I'm planting some seeds today. I will do a search on them, but I coulda been on all night & never found a pic as good as what you posted!! How big is that pot? Thanks

Patty, I bet Joe grows them as a landscape plant!

Justjoan they are not seen as often here as the orange-red one. We got 2 of these plants, about 15 years ago, at the Park Seed end-of-season sale. We use to go there every year, but it got to be such a crowd until I believe they stopped having it. The clivia were in 2 gallon pots, and listed in the catalog for something over $200 each. I couldn't believe it when I saw the two of them them sitting there - no one seemed to notice them until after we had latched on to them, then everyone wanted to know where we got them. I am sure the staff had no idea what they were.

Ned

Just did a search on Clivia & the yellow is more rare. It takes 3-4 years to bloom & they don't like a lot of sun -grows well under trees. Good reading ... they never showed a pic but, that's OK..I see Ned's!

Patty, I believe I have read 3-4 years from seed also. Once they get big, you can sometimes take an offshoot and start one that way.

The one in the picture is in a 14" pot. It was potted up this year, but they can stay in the same pot for years. They like to be potbound. Easy on the fertilizer, and avoid overwatering, especially during winter (much like a citrus). Avoid direct sun and freezing conditions.

Here is a site I stumbled across that might be of interest: http://www.americancliviasociety.org/

Ned

Thanks for that site Ned. Planted my seeds yesterday & it showed how I SHOULD plant them LOL.
(Love the little pig planter on rail )