(KLYE-vi-uh min-i-AYE-tuh)
Kaffier Lily
It is an evergreen, narrowleaf, indoor or outdoor plant. Medium to rapid growth. Gets 2-3ft. tall and 2-3ft. wide. Likes shade to half shade. Tender to 25-30 degrees.
Genus of 4 species of evergreen perennials from low-lying woodland areas, often by streams, in South Africa. They have swollen, bulb-like bases and are grown for their arching, narrowly lance-shaped to strap-shaped, dark green, basal leaves and robust, tubular to trumpet-shaped flowers. Grow in fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil in partial shade. Established clivias resent root disturbance and need a restricted root run to encourage flowering.
C. miniata bears large umbels of up to 20 semi-pendent, open tubular to funnel-shaped, yellow, red or orange flowers from spring to late summer. All parts of this plant may cause mild stomach upset if eaten and the sap may irritate skin.
USDA zones na
Sunset Western zones 12-17, 19-24