Clivia, Clivia miniata, Queen of the Shadows, Natal Lily, Bush buying Lily

Clivia, Clivia miniata, Queen of the Shadows, Natal Lily, Bush Lily.

You will receive one blooming sized Clivia plant with no soil or pot. I will not cut any leaves that do not have weather damage! I will send in the correct size box so you get the whole beauty! They ship very well in moist napkin, but don't really need one. No soil, for the plant's sake, not yours or mine.

Clivia are herbaceous or evergreen perennial plants, with green, strap-like leaves. Individual flowers are bell-shaped, occurring in umbels on a stalk above the foliage

Delightful to the eye, drought tolerant. Either grow indoors or outdoors, just as long as they get indirect sunlight, they will bloom. No direct sun for Clivia (kli vee uh).

Most of my mature clivias will flower twice a year, occasionally even more. Expect at least one blooming session in winter (it's their normal season), but it's certainly not unusual to see them bloom again in the summer and sometimes yet again in the fall.

They will be shipped with no soil and pot! The shipping of these plants is difficult and a pot will make it easier for plant to be damaged during shipment. You must have your own soil and pot or ground (in complete shade) ready for your plant

Remember, this plant does not bloom all year long. Each plant is different, and each has their own attitude/personality. Some have more leaves than others, and may have a different shade of green and copper, some have buying more roots than others, and some are larger than others. Then some have their leaves go in sync with each other, and as you can see from the pups, some let their leaves go every which way.

This member of the amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae) bears clusters of 10-15 trumpet-shaped flowers above a thick, upright stem. Bright orange flowers.

How to Make Clivia Bloom
Give Lily a cool, dry rest for 6-8 weeks in fall to make it bloom. If you live where winters are cold, you can keep the potted clivia on your porch or patio for a month before the first frost, then bring it back inside and keep it in a cool room until midwinter.
After this rest, increase water along with normal room temperatures will bring a spectacular show of blooms in March or April or like this year, 2022, some are now in May.

After the Bloom
Cut off the spent flower head. Wait till the flower stem begins to shrivel before cutting it off at the base of the plant. You can continue to display the plant, its glossy fan of leaves will still be attractive.
This beautiful bloomer flowers best when it is slightly pot-bound and can stay in the same pot for 3 years or more. Its thick, fleshy roots often appear on the surface of the soil. Just top dress every year by topping with fresh soil as needed.
An easy plant for containers for a bright but shady spot spring thru fall, leaving outside in the fall long enough to trigger floral initiation under cool temps **do NOT let them freeze**

Shipping will be the Monday after your order is placed. I can ship any other day as long as you message me to let me know its okay. The goal is for your plant to reach you without spending any extra time sitting around a post office.