Scientific Name:
Clivia miniata
(incl. hybrids)
Pronunciation:
KLYE-vee-uh min-ee-AY-tuh
Common Name:
bush lily, kaffir lily
Family Name:
Amaryllidaceae
Plant Type:
Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
Leaves long, strap-like, arching; flowering after a few years, lily-like with 6 tepals and 6 stamens, funnel-shaped, yellow, orange, or rarely pink to red; berries red to purple once mature.
Habit:
Arching
Form:
Weeping
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
Africa (South Africa)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Cut flower or foliage, Indoor plant (Caution: poisonous parts)
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate, Basal
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Corymb-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
3
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Orange, Yellow, Red
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Can flower any month
Additional Info:
Six tepals
Fruit Type:
Berry (true)
Fruit Colour:
Purple, Red
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Showy
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
Medium
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Mites, Scale insects
