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EVERY flower is remarkable, yet some are so luscious, so intriguing that you must have your own. And not one, but many. Thus an obsession is born. Clivias are the objects of true obsession. Since the ...

Walking into the area in the botanical garden where the Lowveld Clivia Club hosted its Clivia Flower Show on Saturday September 16, you could see the hard work and dedication that goes into ...

Clivia is a genus of flowering plants native to South Africa. There are six known species. Clivia miniata is the most widely cultivated species, along with various hybrids. It is one of those plants ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Imagine a clivia with soft pink and lilac flowers. Each six-petalled bloom opens wide and flat in a ball of colour atop a strong stem ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The dwarf spider-orchid (Caladenia pumila) had not been seen since 1926 and was feared extinct when, eight years ago, two plants were ...

I wrote recently about Hellebores, highly desirable plants for the winter shade garden. This column introduces another exotic shade-loving plant that blooms in the late winter and early spring and ...

The Orchid Farm Stall hosted the Interspecific and Other Pendulous Clivias Show on Saturday July 20. The event saw seven exhibitors of the Lowveld Clivia Club showcasing their most precious ...

Clivia plants bred in the Western Bay of Plenty are on show at the world-renowned Gardens by the Bay in Singapore. Judy Shapland of Apata and Ian Duncalf of Te Puna together supplied 300 in-flower ...

A treat for plant lovers and design-conscious Johannesburgers: see, learn about, and take home some of the country’s most coveted Clivia blooms. Spring has officially arrived in Johannesburg, and with ...

South Africa has by far the world's richest flora. A mind-blowing range of trees, shrubs, herbs and bulbs flourish in bushland, fertile plains, forest, semi-desert and the sea shore. Even in the ...

Things started to change about 15 years ago when the first “cream” clivias hit the market. They were eye-wateringly expensive at the time but as stock numbers have increased, prices have dropped; now ...