Botanical Name: Common Names:
Clivia miniata Belgian Hybrid Kaffir Lily, Bush Lily, Natal Lily,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting, Indoor Plants, Palms, Ferns & Tropical Clumping, Tufting
Description:
Lush, green foliaged clumping plant perfect for dry, shady conditions. Thicker leaf and a more compact growth habit than Clivia miniata. Best mass planted for impact. Easily divided. Flowers are showy and trumpet shaped. The fruit that follows also decorative. Can be used as indoor plant. Flowers best in a crowded pot where roots are restricted.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Cut Flower, Fire Retardant, Formal Garden, Indoor Plant, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Playgrounds, Roundabouts / Splitters, Shady Garden, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Mealy Bugs, Snails And Slugs
Cultural Notes: Low maintenance and low water required once established. Remove spent flower heads. Plant spacing 30cm apart. Likes a fortnightly liquid feed. Full sun and frost will both burn the leaves. Keep a watch out for snails and mealy bugs and treat accordingly.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Amaryllidaceae Africa
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Green, Orange
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Slow
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate