Stunning Clivia Miniata 'Kafir Lily' Orange Lily Plant - Add Vibrant Color to Your Garden Today!
- Common name:
- Kafir Lily, Orange Lily
- Category:
- Lilies & Bulbous plants, Groundcovers, Flowering Pot Plants
- Family:
- Amaranthaceae or Amaranthus family
- Light:
- Semi shade, Shade growing
- Water:
- Normal, Can tolerate less, Can tolerate more
- Primarily grown for:
- Flowers
- Flowering season:
- February, March, April, May
- Flower or Inflorescence color:
- Orange
- Foliage color:
- Green
- Plant Height or length:
- 50 cms to 100 cms
- Plant Spread or Width:
- 50 cms to 100 cms
- Plant Form:
- Spherical or rounded, Spreading
- Special Character:
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- Fragrant flowers or leaves
- Auspicious or Feng Shui plant
- Rare Plant or difficult to get plant
- Attracts butterflies
- Attracts bees
- Grows best in cooler regions
- Generally available in India in quantities of:
- Over hundreds
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Plant Description:
- - Plants growing up to 2 ft high.
- The flowers are a lovely shade of orange to yellow.
- Trumpet shaped 2 inches or more long in an bunch of 10 to 30 cms across.
- This lily does not shed its leaves.
- As the lily plant gets bigger - the number, bunch size and duration of bloom gets bigger.
- Is a very rewarding plant to have. Very few plants have the delicacy and translucense of these blooms.
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Growing tips:
- - Any well drained potting mix with plenty of organic matter is suitable.
- Do not repot often. Choose a medium to large size pot. Keep the plant in this till it breaks (or gets absolutely pot bound.
- Remove the pot and put the plant directly into a bigger pot. Do not break or disturb the root ball.
- A good time to do the repotting is late winter or after the monsoon.
- Water regularly during the warm summer months.