Question on Clivia

Ina Crossley klazina1@gmail.com
Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:29:02 PDT
My American zone would be about 9-10 (I think).  We are considered sub 
tropical from here up.  Although even in Auckland it varies as it is 
such a large area.  I get a few mild frosts in winter.  Although where 
the Clivias are, against the house, they wouldn't get any frost.

Ina

On 27/08/2011 1:57 a.m., Robin Carrier wrote:
> do you know what your american ZONE would be?
>
> thanks
>
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> From: "Ina Crossley"<klazina1@gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 1:09 AM
> To: "Pacific Bulb Society"<pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: Re: [pbs] Question on Clivia
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>> For what it is worth, here I can grow them outside.  They get no water
>> and are in total shade, no sun at all.  I have all different ones, some
>> red, some creamy white (that one is gorgeous) and various orange and
>> also yellow.
>>
>> Which I got as I belong to a Clivia club.
>>
>> They eventually grow into big clumps, which when the clump gets too big,
>> some of them die off in the middle and get replaced by the plant itself.
>>
>> They flower happily.
>>
>> Hope that is some help.
>>
>> Ina    Auckland, New Zealand  Where the weather is actually lovely and
>> spring like.
>>
>> On 26/08/2011 11:30 a.m., elilium71@roadrunner.com wrote:
>>> Hello everyone,
>>> I bought my first clivia (labeled yellow flowered clivia). I'm a Lilium
>>> guy and I have little or no knowledge on how to grow it well and I'm
>>> looking for advice.
>>> It is in a seven inch plastic pot and the plant has 17 leaves and is
>>> about 27 inches high. It is outside (half shaded area) and has been since
>>> early July
>>> What size pot should it be repotted into and what is the best time to
>>> replant it. Also what type of mix should it be planted in.
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>> Eric Duma
>>> Western New York
>>> Zone 5b
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