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Clivia Nature and nurture:

by Dirk Swanevelder and Roger Fisher

The book provides the reader with confidence to take there clivia knowledge to the next level.

They will be armed with enough knowledge to avoid the mistake of thinking that every cross will produce the next show winner. Packed full of information on such wide –ranging of topics as Identifying the different species , list of named clivias and getting the artificial habitat right.

The book is an immediately useful ,toolbox to aid the new clivia keeper and breeder to demystifying the mistress we call clivia.

Multipetal Interspecific Clivia

European peach clivia

Group 1 yellow

Clivia gardenii

Interspecific clivias

Naude Peach F2

Clivia Breeding Compatibility Chart:

As a generalization, if you cross any of the ‘Groups’ with any plant from outside that group you will get pigmented seedlings that will flower orange. Compatibility i.e. giving similar colour flowers as the parents when crossed. If you feel that any of the information is incorrect or you have any plants to add to the chart, feel free to contact us.

Group 1 Yellows and Peaches:  (unpigmented seedlings)

Kirstenbosh Yellow
Eshowe Yellow or Saunders Yellow
Howick yellow
Karkloof Yellow
Vico Yellow
Solomone Yellow
Chubb Peach
de Villiers Peach
Lotter's Peach
Vico Peach
Moondrops (INTERSPECIFIC)
Yellow Caulescence
Gail's peach
Saunders Yellow
Watkins Yellow
Karkloof Yellow
Sir John Thouron Yellow
Morris Yellow
Vico Peach
BUFFELSDRAAI YELLOW
KING HAMELIN YELLOW

CLEOPATRA
GOLD RUSH
LEADING LADY
MOONLIGHT
SECRET MISSION

Group 2  Yellow and Peaches:    (unpigmented seedlings)

Charls green

Jade Pearl

Hirao Green

Port St Johns Yellow

Centani Yellow

Cynthia's Best

Butter Yellow

Natal Yellow

Dwesa Yellow

TK Yellow GT
Transkei Yellow

Pat's Gold

Cransley Peach

Spearmint (from Charls Green)

Emmerudo

Green Delilah

Carrie`s Green
CYNTHIA`S BEST
KHOWE
Cynthia's Dream

Euro Peaches and Pink Group:

(Some plants within this group produce pigmented seedlings,but still flower peach)

Pretty Pink

Simply Pink

Wittig Pink

Cameron Peach

Tipperary Peach

Victorian  Peach
CHERYL`S APRICOT
Conway's Sunrise Sunset
Conway's Tessa

Splash or Blush Group: (unpigmented seedlings)
Andrew Gibson
Naude's Peach
777 Series
Msubo Wow
Fairytale
Msubo Nguni
Royal Gala
Rumplestilskin
Ruby Stewart
Chubb Splash
Skibezi Versicolor

4 Mary's Group :   (unpigmented seedlings)
Lady Jane
BRENTHURST
Lynns Parfait
Lady Marmalade

Appelblossom Group :  (pigmented seedlings)
Gloria
MopiHirt
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Q6
Q7
Q8 also known as Peach Glow.

Copyright in terms of the Berne Conventionis vested  in D.Coetzer 

JHB clivia show 2015

                                           Source:      Fish Fingers: JHB clivia show 2015