Clivia nobilis
DROOPING CLIVIA, BUSH LILY
Amaryllidaceae-Amaryllidoideae

 
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Plant type: evergreen soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 9b-12

Sunlight: warm low sun to dappled light

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, sand, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: second line salt wind, light frost
0.5m
Plant habit
 
0.5m

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Origins: Southern Africa

Other Botanical Names: Haemanthus cernuiflorus, Himantophyllum aitonii, Imatophyllum aitonii, I. maximum

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Clivia nobilis
DROOPING CLIVIA, BUSH LILY
Amaryllidaceae-Amaryllidoideae

 

Photo coming
  Plant type: evergreen soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 9b-12

Sunlight: warm low sun to dappled light

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, sand, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: second line salt wind, light frost
0.5m
Plant habit
 
0.5m

FEATURES

Flowers: orange

Flowering Time: early spring, late autumn to late winter

Leaves: dark green

Ornamental Fruit: red berry


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits tropical, mediterranean, oriental, formal, contemporary & cottage designs

Uses: informal edging, pot, mass planting, border, soil binding

Growth rate: slow

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: hummingbird



HAZARDS

Ingestion dangers: roots poisonous






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