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GRACELAND

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Clivia - The "Kaffir Lily"
« on: March 13, 2007, 19:14:36 »
Just bought a Clivia - The "Kaffir Lily"

Any tips on Keeping it  ::)
i don't belive death is the end

Mrs Ava

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Re: Clivia - The "Kaffir Lily"
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2007, 22:11:24 »
Mine is currently flowering it's head off.  Mine was pot bound, but now it has lots of space, but that doesn't seem to bother it.  I feed during the summer with a general purpose house plant fertiliser or tomato fertiliser and periodically wipe the leaves.  Other than that, I ignore it!  Water when I remember, and I am rewarded with stem after stem of flowers.  I would say mine is in flower for 9 months of the year.  Good value.

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Re: Clivia - The "Kaffir Lily"
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2007, 13:09:41 »
Hallo Graceland , my little bit of advice to you is,  that they flower better if pot bound.  Also , be careful not to put it in too fiercely sunny a place as they scorch very easily.   
   However ....if you should accidently  do  just that ( as I have done   ::)  )   it should recover ,although very slowly .      I have a nice soft yellow form which is a hybrid , and the usual coral colour one .    I think you cant beat the  lovely coral orangey one myself .
                              Rohaise     :)

 

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