Hi to All, My seedlist 2009 is now on posted on my website : www.eliteclivias.co.za Please be patient it takes a while to load due to the new format. Kind...
Hello,     Herewith photos of F2 interspecifics from a Cyrtanthiflora (Aussie nobilis) X Belgian hybrid (orange) that flowered this past season. These...
Hi Hau, That is possibly one of the nicest interpecifics that I have seen in a long time!!! Could you tell us a bit about the breeding behind this plant?? ...
Hi Heinie and Group No I have not tried it ,but going to be testing it out this season. Dr Marianne Venter (Biocult in SA) that used to work with me (35...
Hello, Just wanted to show what an odd anomaly my "common" Clivia is showing. Look down the primary bloom in the centre. What on earth is it supposed to be? ...
Dear Fellow Enthusaists. We have done it again for you guys. WE have extra Abbleblossom and restricted amount of Andrew Gibson crosses These together with any...
Hello Hau Ling, Your interspecifics are beautiful. Thanks for sharing. We have seen some very nice interspecifics posted this season. Joan. Joan Claybrook ...
Aloha Group, I am trying to get in touch with Angela & Dean. . . . . . The e-mail I have for them keeps bouncing back. . . . . . Can anyone help me out with...
Hi Hau, You have posted some great photos. I wondered if you would clarify the breeding. Are these interspecifics from a cross between a cyrtanthiflora and a...
Hello! James Comstock was kind to share photos of 5 of the plants he brought to the NACS 2009 Symposium last March, including 'Dark Knight' his deep red...
Aloha Group, As I mentioned in my last post, Angela sent me an Akebono plant hoping to see what differences there would be with the plant not getting cold...
Hi Craig, Kerrie and all,     My apologies for the confusion. The seed parent is a Cyrtanthiflora (C. nobilis with C. miniata cross), see attached...
Hi all After nearly losing the plant 2 years ago, Stanmore's Moulin Rouge has put up this welcome flower. The colours have yet to develop fully so I will post...
I'm wondering if the appearance of red spots on a couple blossoms on a dark orange clivia with no known group 2 yellow parentage is significant? This is the...
Hi Hau, thankyou for your detailed reply. Your story with regards to Clivia is not unlike mine. I have also bought a number of cyrtanthiflora types from...
Hi all, I think there is frequently a misuse of the term F2 within this group. The following definitions are taken from a biology text glossary. F1 generation...
Kerrie After numerous self crosses, and crosses with other F1 interspecifics, I have never managed to get a reversion to a Miniata phenotype either, over 30...
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Hello Clivia enthusiasts, Thursday, July 9 starting at 19:00 Ebay time, I begin 2nd auctions of special bi-color flowers of Mr. Kazumi Hattori in Japan on...
Hi Kerrie,     You're right. The cross I made is similar to a backcross.  I have regularly seen seeds on the Australian cyrtanthiflora and...
Hi Ian, F2 crosses do include sibling crosses, but not half siblings. Kerrie ... From: Ian Coates To: clivia-enthusiast@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 07,...
Attached some photos of a few plants in flower right now. The first is of two Harburg Yellow Blush umbels just opening. The one plant is a clone (offset)...
An interesting flower which is unfortunately unseasonally early and low down in the base of the plant. This is an F1, Thurston's Roly's Muslim selfed. The...
Hello Clivia enthusiasts, I was mistake starting time for ebay auction for Hattori's special bi-color on my previous email. The correct time is Thursday, July...