Clivias Continue Blooming
J.E. Shields (Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:41:09 PST)

More and more clivias are blooming in the greenhouse. The star for the
week may be a red seedling from Keith Hammett breeding, Keith's #82065. In
our climate, there is not enough sunshine in winter to bring the red color
in the flowers of red clivias to the intensity you see in Southern
California or South Africa. So when a plant blooms and actually looks
almost red here, it is noteworthy.

I'm also in love with the pink and peach colors in Clivia. One of my
Solomone Pink plants, #2013, bloomed for what seems like the first time
ever, and it really looks "pink" -- kind of a light rose pink perhaps.

Among the peach types, a new bloom here is Chubb's 'Pretty Pink' (a seed
strain out of 'Wittig Pink') which is a beautiful pale peach blend.

I have pictures of these in my blog at:
http://shieldsgardens.com/Blogs/Garden/…

I'll be adding more pictures almost every day this week as bloom reaches
peak in my greenhouse.

Best wishes,
Jim Shields
in Westfield, Indiana, where this is the third day in a row with the sun
shining; but Spring showers are coming this afternoon.
USA

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