Clivia

Clivia are typically forest undergrowth plants, adapted to low light (with the exception of C. mirabilis from the Western Cape). If planting outdoors, in warmer climates, Plant in dapled light or in shade in moist and free draining soil. If grown in pots, plant in all-purpose potting medium or coconut husks. Plants can be re-potted when they are bursting out of their pot moving just one size up (usually, every other year).

Propagation is by seed or by offsets removed when repotting. Offsets are achieved by dividing the crowns after flowering and planting them singly in 13cm pots. Seeds are sown on the top of moist material in high humidity in spring and raised in a propagator. C. miniata, C. gardenii, C. robusta and C. caulescens seedlings flower after four to five years. C. nobilis will flower after seven or eight years. It is reported that C. mirabilis also takes about 6 years to flower.