Clivia can be divided into two types according to the direction of flowering: Clivia grandiflora (Clivia grandiflora) and Clivia grandiflora (Clivia grandiflora).
(1) Clivia grandiflora
Clivia flowers: flowers bloom upward.
The leaves are flat and broad, the surface is green, shiny, shiny and alternate, and the veins are clear;
The umbel is terminal, and the scape is drawn out from the leaves. The scape is stout, 20-50 cm high, with 7-40 flowers. There are many flowers, and the base is short and simple, which is funnel-shaped. The flower pattern is large, so it is called "Clivia grandiflora".
The colors are orange yellow, orange red, crimson, orange red, etc. The flowering period is two months, and one inflorescence can bloom for 30 days. Some plants bloom once in spring and bloom again in August-September.
Berries are spherical, green at first and red at maturity. 1 fruit with bells 1-40, white.
Clivia grandiflora: dignified plant type, generous and orderly leaves, regular flowers, bright colors, bright red fruits and early spring flowers, is an important New Year's Eve flower.
After cross breeding, Clivia grandiflora has bred many new strains. At present, there are five kinds of cultivated plants in China: Orchid, Eupatorium odoratum, Eupatorium pentaphyllum, and Eupatorium japonicum.
(1) Guolan.
Excellent varieties cultivated in China for a long time.
Such as: monks, yellow technicians, ginger oil artisans; (named after the surname and identity of the breeder)
Short leaves, round heads, painted faces and pockmarked faces; (named after the blade features)
They hybridize with each other or with other varieties, and many excellent varieties are derived. Such as: round-headed monk, short-leaf round head, short-leaf oiler, short-leaf pockmarked face, short-leaf painted face and so on. The variety and quality of Orchid are further enriched and improved. At the same time, Guolan also hybridized with some introduced varieties, and created some new varieties, which improved the quality of Guolan.
Above: Guolan short leaf flower face
Above: Guolan short leaf pockmarked face
Above: Orchid. Short-leaf round head.
(2) bromeliad.
Eupatorium adenophorum is a budding variety of Clivia. It is characterized in that the ratio of length to width of leaves is 1: 1. Because there is a long sharp point at the top of the leaf that is difficult to improve, it looks like a sparrow's small mouth, so it is called "sparrow orchid".
Eupatorium odoratum gives a new enlightenment to the breeder, "Bud mutation can also breed and give birth to a new variety.
Bromus: short finches, middle finches and long finches. Their shortcomings are that they love to pleat and pinch arrows, and they are easy to wipe their heads if they are not handled well.
Above: Bromelia
(3) Henglan
Crotalaria is a natural variation of Clivia. It was bred from the cross combination of female parent Japanese orchid and male parent short leaf round head by Anshan Xiaolu in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Eupatorium odoratum is short in plant type, and the leaf length-width ratio is 1: 1 or 1: 1.5. The leaves are wide and short, just like "horizontally long", hence the name: Henglan.
There are long horizontal, middle horizontal and short horizontal in the horizontal orchid. Small and exquisite in size and stable in genetics, it is a valuable tool orchid.
Above: _ Lan
(4) Isatis indigotica
It's a variation of green and blue. There are different shades of green lines on the leaves, and white, gray, yellow and other lines with different shades are distributed alternately, commonly known as "Daozi". Because both white and gray are plain colors, it is called "Cuolan".
The leaves of Isatis indigotica are colorful and pleasing to the eye, so it is called "colorful Clivia", referred to as "colorful orchid" or "golden orchid".
Isatis, it has been around for a long time. However, people regard the appearance of yellow and white stripes on green leaves as morbid and do not pay attention to them. In the late 1980s, Isatis indigotica was introduced from abroad, and a new variety of Isatis indigotica was bred through hybridization. And in the northeast, a "Garland fever" was set off.
(5) Japanese orchid.
The advantages of Japanese cymbidium are wide leaves, good plant type, head shape and seat shape, and stable genetics. The introduction of Japanese orchids into China and the hybridization between Japanese orchids and Chinese orchids have played a very good role in improving the quality of Chinese orchids. Its disadvantages are dark leaves, shallow veins and poor brightness.
Above: Japanese orchid
(2) Clivia.
Clivia blossoms downward.
The leaf is shaped like a sword, so it is also called "Lycoris sword leaf". The leaves are slender, with a width of 4-6 cm and a length of about 100 cm. Also known as "Clivia tenuifolia". The leaves are thick in the center, thin in the edge and dark green in color. Can be potted individually or in clumps.
The flower stems are slightly shorter than the leaves, and the florets are stipitate, and the tops are arranged in an umbrella shape. Each inflorescence has 7-30 florets, up to 40, which are funnel-shaped. It can bloom all year round, mainly in spring and summer.
When the fruit ripens around 10, when it is in bloom, each small flower droops like a bell, just like bowing its head and smiling at people, so it is called "weeping Clivia".
Laughing at Clivia is elegant and solemn, suitable for arranging the venue, decorating the guests and beautifying the office and family environment. It can also be placed in sacrificial ceremonies.
Clivia pendula has a large plant type and occupies a lot of land, so it is not suitable to be placed in a small room or desk. It is also less cultivated because the leaves are dark and slender, which is contrary to the domestic aesthetic point of view.
The picture comes from the Internet.