Clivia

[johnw]

Wonder if anyone can tell if my Clivia is Vico Gold or Vico Yellow?  The photo colour is quite accurate.

I've found these Clivias, when buds are detected, must be watered heavily almost daily to prevent the merging buds from getting snagged between leaves. They  are real pot smashers and when requiring transplanting they seem to have consumed everything which was once a mix - save for the perlite.

johnw

[Maggi Young]

I cannot answer your question, John. I can only say that it is a very fine cultivar, far nicer than my lemon version  which does not havea name as far as I know
All of which reminds me that all the Clivias need attention and new pots and compost!

[Anthony Darby]

John, I would need to see it flowering in my greenhouse to be sure of the ID.

[johnw]

I actually spied the tip of a label at the rim of the pot. I tied in vain to yank it out and finally lifted the entire plant to get it out with pliers and brute force. Seems Clivia eat labels too. It is 'Vico Yellow'.

johnw

[Tony Willis]

Thats a very nice yellow,really substantial. Here is mine an un-named seedling  which I think I bought years ago from Thompson and Morgan and two seedlings I got by crossing it with a red one.

[Lesley Cox]

Re the watering when buds are detected - I don't grow Clivias but a friend has several in her bathroom and to get in the bath, one has to fight through a jungle of massive foliage and flower stems. Obviously high humidity and spashing are appreciated.

[johnw]

Thats a very nice yellow,really substantial. Here is mine an un-named seedling  which I think I bought years ago from Thompson and Morgan and two seedlings I got by crossing it with a red one.

Beautiful red one there Tony.

I selfed all the flowers on Vico Yellow.  If they take I can send seed to interested parties. Just drop me a note.

johnw

[johnw]

Vico Yellow was outside for the summer and is in bloom again.

Very much paler than July's flowers. Selfed again.

johnw

[Gerdk]

I've found these Clivias, when buds are detected, must be watered heavily almost daily to prevent the merging buds from getting snagged between leaves.
johnw

John, thanks god I found your advice - so I immediately will change my watering regime from twice a week to a more frequent way!

Gerd

[johnw]

Gerd -   Indeed they seem to require heavy watering as the stalks emerge but remember mine are in clay pots in the house so the soil dries rather quickly.  At other times of the year we only water when dry and June-October they get rainfall plus supplemental watering.

In the past we lost countless buds from being pinched between the lower leaves and then they would rot before opening.

The wind has died down at last and up to -1c but a cold night predicted.

johnw

[Gerdk]

Gerd -   Indeed they seem to require heavy watering as the stalks emerge but remember mine are in clay pots in the house so the soil dries rather quickly.  At other times of the year we only water when dry and June-October they get rainfall plus supplemental watering.
In the past we lost countless buds from being pinched between the lower leaves and then they would rot before opening.
johnw

John, my one and only plant (an unexiting yellow) is in a clay pot also.
It was outside until the beginning of November and  is starting to develope
a flower stalk much earlier than last year.

Gerd

[Renate Brinkers]

Hi Gerd,
it seems as a lot of Clivias are earlier, this year. I never had so much flowering in december than this year. Ok, the winter flowering ones like Clivia gardenii but I also had some Clivia miniatas which usually are flowering in February or March.

 C.miniata Hybrid
 Clivia gardenii, orange
 C.x cyrtanthiflora, pink.
 Clivia x cyrtanthiflora, pink, short flowers
 Clivia miniata var. citrina.

[Renate Brinkers]

Hi John,

great pictures of your `Vico Yellow´, it is a wonderful colour.

Your experiences with watering them so much is interesting. I think it depends indeed from the claypot. In a plastic pot they can rot really fast getting just a bit too much water. I have some plants in claypots and a lot in plastic pots and these in the plastic pots I have to water really carefully.

[akoen]

They are all wherry nice. I love Clivia.
In Norway it is hard to get any off this.
There is an old one that has gone from house to house. Picture under.

I have sown a couple of Clivias the pasts years. Her is some with marmeld leafs. The seeds are from China.
I am sowing any seeds I can get.

[Gerdk]

Hi Gerd,
it seems as a lot of Clivias are earlier, this year. I never had so much flowering in december than this year.

Renate,
Yes, very early - but the flowers last longer than previously!
This is my one and only Clivia - don't know what cultivar (for me ' an ordinary yellow one ').

Gerd