Flame® Bush Lily
Clivia miniata 'Monya'
Intense, deep red-orange flower heads are huge! Beautiful, robust-looking evergreen perennial is terrific in shady borders adding accent color where other plants won't grow. Excellent in containers.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | KLI-vi-a min-i-A-ta |
| Key feature: | Shade Loving |
| Plant type: | Perennial |
| Patent Act: | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Garden styles: | Asian/Zen, Contemporary, Tropical |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 9 - 11 |
| Light needs: | Full shade |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate grower to 2 to 3 ft. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Flower attribute: | Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Attracts Hummingbirds, Easy Care, Waterwise |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Container, Houseplant, Mass Planting, Seacoast Exposure, Specimen, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | Orange |
| Blooms: | Early spring |
| Foliage color: | Dark Green |
| Item no.: | 2760 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Great plant for dry shade. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years after flowering in spring.
Design Ideas
Exceptional beauty for light challenged spaces. Plant between buildings, on the north side foundation and around the base of an elevated deck. Vivid color among big leaf tropicals and beneath the canopies of shade trees. Thrives in coastal conditions and very well adapted to containers.
Companion Plants
Clivia can be grouped with other exquisite small warm climate plants such as Miniature Gardenia, (Gardenia jasminoides 'Radicans'), Burgundy Glow Carpet Bugle, (Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow'), Silver Dragon Lilyturf, (Liriope spicata 'Silver Dragon') and Imperial Princess Azalea, (Azalea indica 'Moness').
History
Native to the Cape region of South Africa, this exotic lily is grouped with the Amaryllis family. It was first classified by Hooker in the 19th century and again by John Lindley who finally named it after the Clive family known as the Dutchess of Northumberland. This improved cultivar was developed and introduced by Monrovia.
Lore
South African settlers called this plant boslelie, which means forest lily, describing the preferred habitat for the species in its homeland.
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Intense, deep red-orange flower heads are huge! Beautiful, robust-looking evergreen perennial is terrific in shady borders adding accent color where other plants won't grow. Excellent in containers.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Great plant for dry shade. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years after flowering in spring.
Design Ideas
Exceptional beauty for light challenged spaces. Plant between buildings, on the north side foundation and around the base of an elevated deck. Vivid color among big leaf tropicals and beneath the canopies of shade trees. Thrives in coastal conditions and very well adapted to containers.
Companion Plants
Clivia can be grouped with other exquisite small warm climate plants such as Miniature Gardenia, (Gardenia jasminoides 'Radicans'), Burgundy Glow Carpet Bugle, (Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow'), Silver Dragon Lilyturf, (Liriope spicata 'Silver Dragon') and Imperial Princess Azalea, (Azalea indica 'Moness').
History
Native to the Cape region of South Africa, this exotic lily is grouped with the Amaryllis family. It was first classified by Hooker in the 19th century and again by John Lindley who finally named it after the Clive family known as the Dutchess of Northumberland. This improved cultivar was developed and introduced by Monrovia.
Lore
South African settlers called this plant boslelie, which means forest lily, describing the preferred habitat for the species in its homeland.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | KLI-vi-a min-i-A-ta |
| Key feature: | Shade Loving |
| Plant type: | Perennial |
| Patent Act: | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Garden styles: | Asian/Zen, Contemporary, Tropical |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 9 - 11 |
| Light needs: | Full shade |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate grower to 2 to 3 ft. tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Flower attribute: | Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Attracts Hummingbirds, Easy Care, Waterwise |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Container, Houseplant, Mass Planting, Seacoast Exposure, Specimen, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | Orange |
| Blooms: | Early spring |
| Foliage color: | Dark Green |
| Item no.: | 2760 |
