An evergreen plant originating in Africa, Clivias are slow-growing and unusual for tolerating dry shade. Its leaves are strap-shaped, green in colour and about 60cm long. Flowers are born in clusters of about 20 flowers. They are tubular or funnel-shaped and yellow, red, or orange in colour. Flowers are about 5-7cm long and are borne from spring to summer.
- Type
- Exotic
- Maintenance
- Low
- Water use
- Minimal
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Container
- One
- Size
- Small shrubs 0.5 - 3 metres
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Zones
- Semi-arid with winter rain, Moist temperate with warm summers, Winter rains with dry summers
- Soils
- Sandy, Loam, Clay
- Regions
- Yarra Valley Water plants
- Shade levels
- Shady
- Flowering seasons
- Winter
- Colours
- Yellow, Green, Red, Orange