Family AMARYLLIDACEAE
Genus Clivia
Species gardenii
SA Plant Number
Basionym Clivia gardenii

Clivia gardenii is a hardy, fairly slow growing perennial with dark, strap-shaped leaves.

It sends out side shoots to form quite large clumps. It bears, on long flowering stalks, a head of beautiful, slender orange tubular flowers with green tips that are pendulous.

A wonderful sight when it blooms en masse from June to September. Decorative, fleshy red berries will persist on the plant until the next flowering season.

As it is a shallow rooted forest plant, it requires well-drained soil and regular mulching with compost.

It is beautiful planted under trees and also makes a great container plant. Birds relish the berries.

Size Up to 60cm

Wildlife gardening: Birds love the fleshy seed coverings.

Landscaping: Great container plant for shaded areas and indoors Plant under trees in well drained soil Beautiful addition to a forest garden

KwaZulu Natal, Eastern Cape

Biome:Forest

Habitat:Evergreen Forest

Growth Rate: Slow Growing, Evergreen or Deciduous: Evergreen, Hardiness - Frost: Fairly Hardy, Plant Type: Bulbs and Rhizomes, Plant Type: Groundcovers and Perennials, Position: Shade, Soil: Loamy - Compost rich Soil, Soil: Well-drained, Garden Uses: Container Plant, Garden Uses: Groundcover, Garden Uses: Long Flowering, Garden Uses: Rockeries and retaining walls, Garden Uses: Shade, Garden Uses: Small Gardens, Garden Uses: Specimen, Garden Uses: Winter flowering, Hardiness - Drought: Drought Hardy, Flower colour: Green shades, Flower colour: Orange shades, Garden type: Forest Garden, Garden type: Wildlife Garden,

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