Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Epiphyte
Origin
South Africa
Central America, South America
Types
Perennials
S. undulata , Laelias
Number of Varieties
1520
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40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions, Woodlands
subtropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
10-7
Sunset Zone
21,22
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm60.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Orange
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Red
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water more in summer
Never Over-water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Myrmecophila
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
-
Allergy
Asthma, breathing problems, Itchiness
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
-
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
CLIVIA miniata
SCHOMBURGKIA undulata
Common Name
Clivia
Orchid, Schomburgkia
In Hindi
Clivia
schomburgkia
In German
Clivia
schomburgkia
In French
Clivia
schomburgkia
In Spanish
Clivia
schomburgkia
In Greek
κλίβια
schomburgkia
In Portuguese
Clivia
schomburgkia
In Polish
Clivia
schomburgkia
In Latin
Clivia
schomburgkia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Asparagales
Family
Liliaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Clivia
Schomburgkia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
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Tribe
-
Epidendreae
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
1025
1
27800
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