Clivia miniata Krugerrand Strain in terracotta pot with saucer

During a trip to Japan in the early 1990s, we visited the nurseryman who developed the Clivia miniata Krugerrand Strain. He had spent decades (it takes seven years from seed to flower) selecting and crossing yellow-flowered Clivia to create a seed strain that offers glowing heads of luscious, buttery blooms. His plants were remarkable for their uniformity, though we have noted slight variations in color and shape in our greenhouse. Grown in 12" terracotta pot with saucer.

Clivias have a well-earned reputation as rugged houseplants that require little attention. They grow best where they receive bright daylight but little or no direct sun—in a north-facing window, for example, or in an east-or west-facing window that is partially shaded by sheer curtains. You can summer your plant outdoors in a shady location. Just remember to bring it back in before frost.

We include growing instructions with every order. Clivias are undemanding, as long as plants are not overwatered during their winter dormant period. For more details, click on Growing Guide.

We want our customers to receive strong, healthy plants that are ready to thrive in their gardens and homes. Here's what we'd like you to know about our shipping practices.

Delivery Timing

We aim to deliver your plants at as close to the proper time for planting in your area as possible. To do so, we consider the USDA Hardiness Zone to which we're shipping, current and forecasted weather at the destination and along the shipping route, and whether your plants are ready for transplant.

In spring, we ship first to the warmest regions and move north as planting conditions improve. For fall deliveries, we begin with the coolest regions and work south. We frequently adjust shipping schedules when extreme weather could put plants at risk while in transit or soon after arrival.

Because different plants reach readiness at different rates and are weather-sensitive in varying degree, a single order may be delivered via multiple shipments. Plants sold as part of a collection, or that are otherwise meant to arrive together, will be shipped together. Please contact our customer service team with two weeks' advance notice if you anticipate being away at the expected time of delivery.

Tracking information for each package is delivered via email.

Plant & Container Sizes

We deliver plants in various sizes and stages of growth, and the product detail pages of our website indicate the form and/or pot size in which the plant will be delivered. Pot sizes range from 1 pint to 1 gallon and larger. Many perennials, roses, shrubs and vines are delivered bareroot - that is, not in a container at all. Bulbs and tubers are generally delivered bareroot and fully dormant. We choose container sizes and delivery methods based on how each plant grows best, how we can minimize transplant shock, and how to minimize unnecessary bulk/weight in shipment.

Caring for Your Plants Upon Arrival

It is important to acclimate greenhouse-grown plants to life outdoors. All plant shipments include simple instructions for handling your plants upon arrival. Further how-to information, including planting instructions, is available on each plant's product page.

Latin Name Pronunciation: kly'-vee-ah min-ee-ay'-tah

Clivias have a well-earned reputation as rugged houseplants that demand very little attention.

LIGHT

• Clivias grow best where they receive bright daylight but little or no direct sun--in a north-facing window, for example, or in an east- or west-facing window that is partially shaded by a deciduous tree.
• You can summer your plant outdoors in a shady location. Just remember to bring it back in before the first frost. Clivias won't endure temperatures that dip much below freezing.

WATER

• Clivias prefer to be kept on the dry side. We strongly suggest that you avoid a weekly watering regimen and instead water only when the plant requires it.
• During the growing season, which begins after the "Winter Rest" and continues through September, water thoroughly (until water drains freely from the hole in the bottom of the pot) when the top inch of the potting mix becomes dry to the touch. Potting mix that remains constantly wet can cause rot, which is first manifested by the appearance of pale green or bright orange cankers on the leaves. 
• Please note that misting the leaves is neither necessary nor desirable and can encourage disease.

WINTER REST

• Clivias flower more reliably if you give them a period of rest during October, November and December. Repeat this 3 month rest period yearly.
• During the rest period, keep the plant in light in a cool room (50-55°F is ideal) and withhold water.
• Keep a close eye on your plant during this resting period. If you notice that it is beginning to wilt, add a scant 1-2 cups of water, just enough to moisten the soil lightly.
• Begin normal watering (see "Water" above) at the end of the "Winter Rest". Bloom usually, but not always, follows in 6-12 weeks.

FERTILIZER

• After your plant has bloomed (generally in the period from April to August), fertilize it monthly with a water-soluble fertilizer (20-20-20) mixed at ½ the recommended strength.
• Use restraint: More fertilizer is not better. Stop fertilizing by mid-September.

GROOMING

• Cut flower stalks off at the base after the blooms have faded to prevent the plant from expending energy on the production of seeds. Also remove leaves that withered and turned brown.

REPOTTING

• Clivias tolerate considerable crowding of their roots and bloom best, in fact, when pot-bound.
• As a plant grows, some of the fleshy roots may push their way up above the potting mix. This is normal.
• Repotting is necessary only every 3-5 years. After bloom, lift the plant from its pot and place it in a new pot that is no more than 2" in diameter larger than the old one. Use a potting mix that drains well and that is composed of at least 50% organic matter, such as peat moss or fir bark. Most potting mixes sold at garden centers meet both requirements.

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