Clivia miniata Clivia miniata Regel
Kaffir Lily, Natal Lily, Bush Lily
Natal lily is native to damp woodlands in South Africa, from Morgan’s Bay in the Eastern Cape Province up into northern KwaZulu-Natal and Swaziland. It is not found in the wild in North America. Cultivars like these, popular as house plants, are often called Kaffir lilies. Identification: Plants are up to 31" (80 cm) in height. Leaves are basal, straplike and long in their natural habitats—usually about 3' (1 m), rarely approaching 6½' (2 m), and 1¾-3½" (5-9 cm) wide. Dense, spherical flowerheads contain 8-20 flowers, each about 1" (2.5 cm) across, with six petals. The natural flowers are vermillion with a pale yellow throat. Various cultivars are orange, apricot-colored, red, yellow, and pink with white or cream-colored centers. Fruits are bright orange to red (yellow with some cultivars). Edibility: Poisonous. Online References:
Clivia miniata on pza.sanbi.org Clivia miniata on www.cliviasociety.org Clivia miniata on Wikipedia Clivia miniata on plants.ces.ncsu.edu 2/26/2012 · Joy and Jim’s, Manfield, MA 2/24/2010 · San Diego (Quail) Botanic Garden, Encinitas, CA Clivia miniata description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 12 Oct 2018. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
2/26/2012 · Joy and Jim’s, Manfield, MA 2/26/2012 · Joy and Jim’s, Manfield, MA 2/26/2012 · Joy and Jim’s, Manfield, MA 2/26/2012 · Joy and Jim’s, Manfield, MA 2/26/2010 · San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA Range: Zones 9b-11:
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