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Amaryllidaceae
Natal Lily
Clivia miniata
Nobility and honor.
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Clivia
- Native to
- South Africa
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 1-2 feet
- Sunlight
- partial shade to shade
- Soil
- rich, well-drained
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Clivia was named after Lady Charlotte Florentia Clive, Duchess of Northumberland, who first cultivated the plant in England.
- Rare yellow-flowered clivias can sell for thousands of dollars and have sparked a collecting craze in China and Japan.
- Unlike most bulb plants, clivia grows from thick, fleshy roots rather than true bulbs.
- Natal lilies are one of the few flowering plants that thrive in deep shade, making them invaluable houseplants.
- A single mature clivia plant can produce clusters of 15 to 20 trumpet-shaped flowers atop a thick stalk.
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