Clivia Orange Bush Lily

A beautiful bulb plant for the frost free garden or potted to move indoors in winter; glorious clusters of orange-yellow blooms rising above deep green foliage gives tremendous contrast; water more in spring and less in summer or winter. This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season’s flowers. It has no significant negative characteristics.. Belgian Hybrid Orange Clivia is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. With its upright habit of growth, it is best suited for use as a ‘thriller’ in the ‘spiller-thriller-filler’ container combination; plant it near the center of the pot, surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden. Be aware that in our climate, this plant may be too t