Dear all, It really gives me an odd feeling to find myself pollinating clivias in the heat of mid-summer. I have 5 yellow clivias in bloom, two yellows that ...
Hallo Norman, in your photos you showed 5 swamp clivia, ranging from yellow to red, in my opinion the last two photos are possibly hybrids, showing some ...
Jim, I wouldn't be too concerned - the humidity should offset the heat, a far as desiccation is concerned. One benefit of dividing now is that the plants are...
Hi Ken, I also do a good bit of daylily hybrizing. I just brush the pollen off the anthers into a film canister, close and refrigerate. I do find it is good...
Felicity Weeden
fillylilly@...
Jul 2, 2002 11:57 pm
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Hello All, I am a beginner and I have no experience with plants! I have a clivia miniata (orange flowers) for almost 4 yrs. After blooming, I always get a...
Adele, You should try "Grow Clivias" by Graham Duncan. Are you a member of the Clivia Society (based in South Africa)? The newsletters and the Yearbooks have...
Hi, I have just joined the group and was browsing through old messages. David Conway recommended that I would find this a highly informative source of...
Hi everyone, I have managed to locate a local supplier for Sporekill and Kickstart in Australia. I have seen occasional references to these chemicals by South ...
Hi, I have just joined the Group and have review a tiny number of messages. I am interested in the reddish characteristic displayed by one of my seedlings. ...
Dear Clivia Enthusiasts, Well I've been in Spain for three weeks and away from the clivia site for a month. I have been told that there has been some...
Hi Group, I have a question for the group: If you were doing controlled pollination between Clivia, in other words removing the anthers to avoid self...
CRAIG GIBBON
gibbon@...
Jul 6, 2002 11:50 pm
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Hi Craig, If you want to be rigorous, then you should remove the anthers from the pod parent before they ripen. Since Clivia pollen is pretty light and fluffy,...
Hi Jim, Thank you for your advice, I'll try this procedure and will give you result of this experiment. Unfortunately, I can’t change my user ID, I live in...
Hi Tom. Welcome to the group. I liked your introductory e-mail. However chipmunk droppings are superior to rabbits, just put some on top of the potting mix...
Hi everyone, I have tried to read everything that has been published about fertiliser regimes and it appears that most of it is a closely guarded family...
WARNING! If you live in Australia and intend to import Clivia seeds from overseas beware! You may be hit with 10% GST on the cost of the seeds plus a A$50...
Hau U Ling
Hau.Ling@...
Jul 8, 2002 6:05 am
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Hi Frans Gerber of Pretoria has the following nice interspecific showing off at the moment. He has an 8-leaf offset and a few seed available - if interested...
jcabel
jcabel@...
Jul 8, 2002 11:50 pm
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Hi All After a chilly winter, we should have a great miniata flowering season, with the highlights being the conference, shows and tours, with opportunities of...
jcabel
jcabel@...
Jul 8, 2002 11:51 pm
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Hi Col We soak our seedlings in Kickstart before transplanting or use a coarse spary over them soon after transplanting so that it runs into the soil, and we...
jcabel
jcabel@...
Jul 8, 2002 11:53 pm
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Col, I don't know any more than you about the nutritional requirements of Clivia seedlings, so I would be very glad to see a knowledgeable discussion of it ...
Look out for Clivia 4 now at the printers and available in South Africa in about 5 weeks for an article on nutrition. A bumper 80 page issue with more...
Claude Felbert
accolade@...
Jul 9, 2002 3:03 am
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In a message dated 7/8/02 7:57:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jshields@... writes: << I don't know any more than you about the nutritional requirements of ...
How much better service can you get! I typed my addition to Jim Shields remarks and within five minutes the answer was in the mailbox. Thank you from New York...
Yvonne here from the Gold Coast in OZ Subtropical climate Hello to all members Just a few lines to say how much I appreciate the article sent by James Abel-- a...
Hi All I want to cover my greenhouse tunnel with sheets pvc or fibre glass not plastic sheeting I grow clivia and cycads, what is the best to use in terms of %...
I have added a seeds for sale page to the Shields Gardens web site at URL = http://www.shieldsgardens.com/Seeds/ I have listed the Clivia crosses that I expect...
