Flowers of the 22nd June 2019
Some beautiful Clivia flowers and Chinese variegate seed pod photographed today
Latest addition to the family
A beautiful 2 week old Maremma sheep dog puppy
Second Clivia structure progress
Further work on the foundations has now been completed with consolidation of the fill and a 150 mm layer of road base scalps added , leveled and compacted.
A second structure under way for the Clivia collection
After filling the first shade house in quick time, it was clear a second would be required to house the Clivia collection which has to be re-housed from Stanmore Horticultural when the business sells. As this section of land...
Chinese Broadleaf seed harvest June 2019
June this year saw the beginnings of a very good harvest of my broadleaf Chinese Clivia seeds.
Peach Clivia Bloom (Sold)
Another exceptional Peach Clivia bloom opening early (24th May 2019). Flowering in a 25cm pot, this plant is yet to show any offsets but may reveal early ones below surface when bare rooted for posting to the customer.
Clivia gardenii
A beautiful Clivia gardenii found today with slightly flared petals. A lovely colour and shape!
Harvesting Cryptostephanus vansonii seeds
Freshly harvested vansonii seeds Tuesday 7th May 2019. Next stage - cleaning! A gentle rub under running water produces the cleaned seed. Next - the sorting and drying! The sorted dry seeds ready for sale. The rejects such as germinating and marked seeds from the...
Completion of Portable Rails
After a year of cutting, welding, galvanising and assembly, I finally have the portable rails going into use. In total there are approximately 1.5 kilometers of rails to place into the various growing areas of the nursery including the new Clivia collection igloo and...
Today’s flowering find. SH 283 a Clivia nobilis
The Clivia nobilis is a beautiful pendulous species which shows an unusual notched leaf. Flower colours can vary but this specimen has a superb blend of reds and greens on a yellow background. For sale at $90 + postage