Amaryllis and Hippeastrums: Clivia Miniata Varigata, 1 by DaleTheGardener

DaleTheGardener wrote:
Edric,

Nice plants, very healthy.

I bought some clivia seeds on EBay 3-4 yrs ago too. Most were the orange hybrids, but, also a few variegates. The variegated types from seed don't have much white, they are mostly green with a few pin stripes in the leaf. I am guessing that the strips of white are not passed easily from generation to generation (or the person who crossed them didn't do a good job of pollinating/crossing the best parents?).

Monk genes - I would guess that one of the plants (or pollen) in that plant's 'family tree' was a Monk. When I did business with seed sellers in China some of their emails didn't always use the best English (not that I am a master). I have used translation programs to communicate with folks overseas, sometimes with less than stellar results.

Here is a very old photo of one of Golden Gate Park's clivia beds>