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Clivia gardenii
Also called Forest Clivia
Forest Bushlily is a shade-loving, clumping perennial from the forests of eastern South Africa, grown for its strap-like leaves and orange flowers. Keep it in shade with moist, well-drained soil, and avoid disturbing its roots, since it resents being moved.
Clivia gardenii is a plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Clivia. The species occurs in KwaZulu-Natal from the Ngome Forests to the KwaZulu-Natal Midland and has an area of occurrence of 6,900 km2. There are currently less than ten subpopulations and the species has lost 30% of its habitat in the last 90 years due to its excessive use by traditional healers as well as its collection by horticulturalists. The planting of plantations, crop cultivation and development are also threats.
Longstem Bushlily · Bush lily · Oorlogskloof Bushlily · Clivia ×nimbicola · Bush Lily · Pondo Bushlily · Bush Lily
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Clivia gardenii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
