Clivia nobilis

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Clivia nobilis
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Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Clivia
Species:
C. nobilis
Binomial name
Clivia nobilis
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Clivia nobilis (green-tip forest lily), is a species of flowering plant in the genus Clivia, of the family Amaryllidaceae, native to South Africa. It grows to about 38 cm (15 in). It has evergreen strap-shaped leaves, and bears pendent umbels of multiple narrow, trumpet-shaped, red and yellow flowers, tipped with green.[1][2][3]

At a minimum temperature of 10 °C (50 °F), in temperate regions it is normally cultivated as a houseplant. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]

Charlotte Percy (née Clive), Duchess of Northumberland (1787–1866), governess of Queen Victoria, was the first to cultivate the plant in the United Kingdom and bring it to flower. The whole genus was subsequently named after the Duchess.

References

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  2. Nico Vermeulen:"The Complete Encyclopedia of Container Plants", p. 85. Rebo International, Netherlands, 1998. ISBN 90-366-1584-4
  3. "Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", p. 241. Könemann, 2004. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0
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