CAULESCENS, GARDENII AND NOBILIS CLIVIA 

There are six different species of clivia. The main focus of this site is clivia miniata. The other species are caulescens, gardenia, mirabilis, nobilis and robusta. These species are often inter crossed to produce new creations, called interspecific clivia. We sell interspecific clivia on this site under the heading "Interspecifics.

The plants listed below are one off's. The price of plants listed includes GST ex nursery.  They can be picked up in pots or posted bare root. Posted clivia can be sent in either boxes or postal tubes if small enough in flower.  Contact us to obtain a quotation on postage by sending your post code.

CLIVIA CAULESCENS

Caulescens flower in spring and have a tight umber flattened on one side.  Flower numbers generally range from 14 to 50. Profusion of stigma from perianth tube is prominent, >7mm. Anthers are slightly prominent. A feature of caulescens is that as the plant grows, it grows on an ever increasing stalk. The caulescens we have were grown from seed sourced decades ago from an area in Africa called "Gods window".

GARDENII CLIVIA

Gardenii flower in late autumn and winter. They prefer well drained positions in shade or dappled light. The form of the umbels is usually flattened on one side and slightly rounded on the other side. Flower numbers generally range from 14 to 20. Profusion of stigma from perianth tube is prominent, >7mm. Anthers are always prominent.

NOBILIS CLIVIA

Nobilis flower from spring to summer. They have a dense, compact head of 30 to 50 pendulous flowers. The leaf margins (edges of the foliage) are slightly serrated and the leaf apex is refuse and oblique (a characteristic notch at the end of the foliage). They are extremely slow growing from seed and take more than 8 years before flowering for a first time. In Australia, there is a clivia called Oz Nobilis. This is not a true Nobilis but is an interspecific cross between Nobilis and Miniata.