Clivia
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  • Subject: Clivia
  • From: A*@aol.com
  • Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 18:43:21 -0400 (EDT)
Now I know why Clivias are so expensive.
 
Several years ago Jim generously sent me a beautiful yellow Clivia when
my old one that I had grown from a tiny seedling died.  The new yellow
thrived and bloomed.  I think I sent Jim a picture. 
 
I had read somewhere of a fantastic price for Clivia seeds - $5.00 apiece
or something like that, so I when the flowers faded and seemed to have
set seed, I let them stay instead of deadheading it.  Well, that was in
the summer of 2010.  This January, a good eighteen months later, the
stem still stood with five marble-sized fruits, and finally one seemed to 
split a bit.  I carefully peeled off some of the pod and planted it in a 
pot - l
eft the others on the stem.  After about six weeks, a couple of blades 
appeared - nearly an inch.  By now the others were looking as if they 
might split, and the stem was beginning to look dried.  I took off the 
other seeds - gave two to good gardening friends and planted the other two. 
 
At last one of the other two has sent up a tiny blade.  At this rate I 
don't 
expect to live to see these plants grow to blooming size, so maybe I'd 
better put these seedlings in my will.  Wish some of you were near 
enough that I could share, but don't think I would dare try to ship
these tiny fragile seedlings.
 
Auralie

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