Belgian Hybrid Yellow Bush Lily
Clivia miniata 'Belgian Hybrid Yellow'
Rare and wonderful bright yellow flowered form. Showy, broad, dark green, strap-like leaves form an attractive clump. Rounded clusters of up to 60 yellow flowers on tall stems make it an absolutely gorgeous accent, border plant or container specimen. Evergreen.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | KLY-vee-uh min-ee-AH-tuh |
| Key feature: | Shade Loving |
| Plant type: | Perennial |
| Garden style: | Tropical |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 9 - 11 |
| Light needs: | Full to partial shade |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing 2 ft tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Slow |
| Flower attributes: | Flowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Container, Houseplant, Mass Planting, Specimen |
| Flower color: | Yellow |
| Blooms: | Spring to early summer |
| Foliage color: | Dark Green |
| Item no.: | 2884 |
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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. Pruning time: summer after flowering.
Design Ideas
Plant in a shady location in a bed, border or container. Planted in mass they brighten those sometimes colorless shade gardens. Use indoors or out for a tropical look when in bloom. The glossy, strappy foliage adds interests year round..
Companion Plants
Create a cool, tropical shade garden when combined with Elephant Ears, Tasmanian Tree Fern, Fushcia, and Ferns. Dark purple foliage plants like Heuchera and Foam Flower as well as deep blue bloomers like Viola and Speedwell complement the bright yellow bloom of this Clivia.
History
C. miniata is native to South Africa. The first plants were sent to England in 1820 where Kew Gardens botanist John Lindley began cultivating them. He named them in honor of Lady Clive, Duchess of Northumberland, who cultivated many of Mr. Lindley's plants in her conservatory. Over the years, many hybrids of C. miniata were developed throughout England, Belgium and Germany. The Belgian Hybrid Yellow is coveted for its large blooms and unusual color.
Rare and wonderful bright yellow flowered form. Showy, broad, dark green, strap-like leaves form an attractive clump. Rounded clusters of up to 60 yellow flowers on tall stems make it an absolutely gorgeous accent, border plant or container specimen. Evergreen.
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. Pruning time: summer after flowering.
Design Ideas
Plant in a shady location in a bed, border or container. Planted in mass they brighten those sometimes colorless shade gardens. Use indoors or out for a tropical look when in bloom. The glossy, strappy foliage adds interests year round..
Companion Plants
Create a cool, tropical shade garden when combined with Elephant Ears, Tasmanian Tree Fern, Fushcia, and Ferns. Dark purple foliage plants like Heuchera and Foam Flower as well as deep blue bloomers like Viola and Speedwell complement the bright yellow bloom of this Clivia.
History
C. miniata is native to South Africa. The first plants were sent to England in 1820 where Kew Gardens botanist John Lindley began cultivating them. He named them in honor of Lady Clive, Duchess of Northumberland, who cultivated many of Mr. Lindley's plants in her conservatory. Over the years, many hybrids of C. miniata were developed throughout England, Belgium and Germany. The Belgian Hybrid Yellow is coveted for its large blooms and unusual color.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | KLY-vee-uh min-ee-AH-tuh |
| Key feature: | Shade Loving |
| Plant type: | Perennial |
| Garden style: | Tropical |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 9 - 11 |
| Light needs: | Full to partial shade |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing 2 ft tall and wide. |
| Growth rate: | Slow |
| Flower attributes: | Flowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Container, Houseplant, Mass Planting, Specimen |
| Flower color: | Yellow |
| Blooms: | Spring to early summer |
| Foliage color: | Dark Green |
| Item no.: | 2884 |
