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Bush Lily (Clivia caulescens): Orange Tubular Flowers on Stalk

Overview

Clivia caulescens, the Transvaal clivia or bush lily, is an evergreen perennial with strap-like leaves and clusters of pendulous, orange-red tubular flowers on a tall stalk. It blooms in spring.

Taxonomy

Family:	Amaryllidaceae (am-uh-ril-id-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Clivia (KLY-vee-uh)
Species:	caulescens (kawl-ESS-kens)

Care

Grow as houseplant in bright indirect light; well-drained soil. Keep drier in winter. Frost tender.

Bulbs: Clivia (Clivia miniata): Shade-Loving Clusters of Orange Trumpets; Regal Lily (Lilium regale): Fragrant White Trumpets with Gold Throat; Crinodonna Lily (× Amarcrinum memoria-corsii): Hybrid Vigor & Beauty; Clivia 'Solomone Hybrid' (Clivia miniata 'Solomone Hybrid'): Bush Lily with Orange Clusters; Madonna Lily (Lilium candidum): Historic Symbol of Purity; Voodoo Lily (Amorphophallus bulbifer): Bizarre Inflorescence & Bulbils; Spider Lily (Hymenocallis speciosa): Fragrant White Stars; Philippine Lily (Lilium philippinense); Henry's Lily (Lilium henryi); Clivia (Clivia cyrtanthiflora): Shade-Loving Orange Blooms

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