Carlo Balistrieri wrote > John, > > It might be a good idea to hold your opinion of 'Vico Yellow' until you > seen more than a first bloom. I don't grow it amongst my other clivia, but > I'm sure you know that first blooms can be a bit underwhelming. My inflorescence of 'Vico Yellow' was by no means the first I've seen - we grew it, and a very large number of other yellows at the Sahin seed company while I worked there, and although nice enough, I cannot be convinced of special qualities in 'Vico Yellow'. It is curious how these tissue-cultured plants were so slow to flower (compared with normal seedling growth), because mine was always (still is) a very healthy-looking dark green in the leaf. My 'favourite Clivia' remains my original painting by Auriol Batten of the type specimen of C. mirabilis, which hangs in my dining room. It needs no water and is perpetually in flower, giving constant pleasure. John Grimshaw Dr John M. Grimshaw Sycamore Cottage Colesbourne Nr Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9NP Tel. 01242 870567