Clivias By Kate

28/11/2025

There is something miraculous woven into every green Clivia bloom. Here are a few from my collection.

21/11/2025

✨ The opening of an agapanthus feels like a quiet ceremony.
Each bud has its own timing, and the slow unfurling becomes a daily reminder of nature’s sacred rhythm. ✨

10/11/2025

A gentle afternoon spent wandering through the gardens of a local retirement community — every path blooming with color, care, and quiet joy. 🌸🌿

09/11/2025

Sometimes a flower doesn’t just open — it performs.
This is Amaryllis ‘Ragtime’, a bold and rhythmic beauty that reminds me how timing and light change everything.

07/11/2025

It’s always fascinating to see how the same Clivia can express itself differently from year to year. The top photo is from 2020, and the bottom from 2019 — same plant, same genetics, yet the colouration shifted noticeably. Subtle changes in light, temperature, and seasonal conditions can influence pigment intensity and tone, bringing out more intensity or softness in the petals. It’s one of the things I love about growing Clivias — they remind us that even within the familiar, nature never stops experimenting with her palette.

04/11/2025

Every Clivia collector knows this pain — a stuck umbel! The flower head stays hidden in the crown instead of rising up tall, and the blooms don’t always show their true colors.

In this short video, I share a couple of tricks that might help: gently pe***ng back the leaves and adding a touch of potassium. It’s all about giving those buds a bit of breathing room. 🌿

Have you had a stubborn stuck umbel? Share your experience below

29/10/2025

24/10/2025

Meet Misty, my resident clivia garden inspector. She won’t help w**d, but she WILL occupy any available pot with absolute authority.

23/10/2025

08/10/2025

Getting to the end of the flowering season.

29/09/2025

Blush Yellow

11/09/2025

A tub of Crown Prince