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{{Taxobox
| name = ''Clivia''
| image = Cliviaminiata2.jpg
| image_width = 200px
| image_caption = ''Clivia miniata''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Monocotyledon|Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
| familia = [[Amaryllidaceae]]
| genus = '''''Clivia'''''
| genus_authority = [[John Lindley|Lindl.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
''[[clivia caulescens|C. caulescens]]''<br>
''[[clivia gardenii|C. gardenii]]''<br>
''[[clivia miniata|C. miniata]]''<br>
''[[clivia mirabilis|C. mirabilis]]''<br>
''[[clivia nobilis|C. nobilis]]''<br>
''[[clivia robusta|C. robusta]]''<br>
}}
'''''Clivia''''' is a [[genus]] of [[monocot]] [[flowering plant]]s native to southern [[Africa]]. They are from the family Amaryllidaceae. Common name is ''Bush lily''.
They are non-woody [[evergreen]] plant, with dark green, strap-like [[Leaf|leaves]]. These leaves produce clusters bell-shaped [[flower]]s on a stalk above the foliage. The flowers somewhat resemble those of certain varieties of [[Lilium]] or [[Amaryllis]]. Orange is the most common colour but there are also Peach, Near White, Apricot, Red and Yellow varieties.
Of the six known species, ''[[Clivia miniata]]'' is the most widely cultivated, and hybrid varieties with flowers ranging from deep red-orange to pale yellow have been bred by growers around the world, particularly in [[South Africa]], [[Australia]], [[Japan]], [[USA]], [[Belgium]], [[France]] and [[China]].
''C. miniata'', ''C. gardenii'', ''C. robusta'' and ''C. caulescens'' seedlings flower after three to four years, while the yellow varieties may take longer. ''C. nobilis'' will flower after seven or eight years. It is reported that ''C. mirabilis'' also takes about 6 years to flower.
Specimens were gathered by British explorers [[William Burchell]] and John Bowie in 1815 and 1820, respectively. ''Clivia nobilis'' became the first named species when in 1828 the Kew botanist [[John Lindley]] named it in honor of Lady Charlotte Florentia Clive, Duchess of Northumberland (1787-1866).<ref name="naming">[http://www.sanmarcosgrowers.com/info/clivia.asp Clivia] San Marcos Growers. URL accessed [[April 8]] [[2006]].</ref>, who was for a time the governess of the future Queen Victoria.<ref name="Clivia Forum">[http://www.cliviaforum.co.za Clivia Forum]. A Clivia discussion Forum.</ref>
<ref name="Clivia Base">[http://www.cliviabase.co.za Clivia Base]. South African Clivia Website.</ref>
<ref name="CliviaWiki">[http://www.cliviawiki.za.net CliviaWiki]. A Wiki for Clivias, listing all the registered Clivias.</ref>
==Notes and references==
<references />
| name = ''Clivia''
| image = Cliviaminiata2.jpg
| image_width = 200px
| image_caption = ''Clivia miniata''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Monocotyledon|Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
| familia = [[Amaryllidaceae]]
| genus = '''''Clivia'''''
| genus_authority = [[John Lindley|Lindl.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
''[[clivia caulescens|C. caulescens]]''<br>
''[[clivia gardenii|C. gardenii]]''<br>
''[[clivia miniata|C. miniata]]''<br>
''[[clivia mirabilis|C. mirabilis]]''<br>
''[[clivia nobilis|C. nobilis]]''<br>
''[[clivia robusta|C. robusta]]''<br>
}}
'''''Clivia''''' is a [[genus]] of [[monocot]] [[flowering plant]]s native to southern [[Africa]]. They are from the family Amaryllidaceae. Common name is ''Bush lily''.
They are non-woody [[evergreen]] plant, with dark green, strap-like [[Leaf|leaves]]. These leaves produce clusters bell-shaped [[flower]]s on a stalk above the foliage. The flowers somewhat resemble those of certain varieties of [[Lilium]] or [[Amaryllis]]. Orange is the most common colour but there are also Peach, Near White, Apricot, Red and Yellow varieties.
Of the six known species, ''[[Clivia miniata]]'' is the most widely cultivated, and hybrid varieties with flowers ranging from deep red-orange to pale yellow have been bred by growers around the world, particularly in [[South Africa]], [[Australia]], [[Japan]], [[USA]], [[Belgium]], [[France]] and [[China]].
''C. miniata'', ''C. gardenii'', ''C. robusta'' and ''C. caulescens'' seedlings flower after three to four years, while the yellow varieties may take longer. ''C. nobilis'' will flower after seven or eight years. It is reported that ''C. mirabilis'' also takes about 6 years to flower.
Specimens were gathered by British explorers [[William Burchell]] and John Bowie in 1815 and 1820, respectively. ''Clivia nobilis'' became the first named species when in 1828 the Kew botanist [[John Lindley]] named it in honor of Lady Charlotte Florentia Clive, Duchess of Northumberland (1787-1866).<ref name="naming">[http://www.sanmarcosgrowers.com/info/clivia.asp Clivia] San Marcos Growers. URL accessed [[April 8]] [[2006]].</ref>, who was for a time the governess of the future Queen Victoria.<ref name="Clivia Forum">[http://www.cliviaforum.co.za Clivia Forum]. A Clivia discussion Forum.</ref>
<ref name="Clivia Base">[http://www.cliviabase.co.za Clivia Base]. South African Clivia Website.</ref>
<ref name="CliviaWiki">[http://www.cliviawiki.za.net CliviaWiki]. A Wiki for Clivias, listing all the registered Clivias.</ref>
==Notes and references==
<references />
