Hi Maddy,

I was able to get a couple of Clivia from an interesting website for
what I consider a very reasonable price. They are seedlings, but much
cheaper than any I've seen going on ebay. Check it out at:

http://plantsforkids.com/yeclgodr.html

They don't have a lot of variety, but since I only wanted one or two
to give it a try, I figured this worked for starters. My plants
arrived very healthy and now I must wait a couple of years for blooms
I suspect.

Janet

On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 10:12:43 -0500, "madgardener"
wrote:

sounds of trowel flying thru the air...........................you did that
just to make me jealous!! my clivia is upstairs cooling off. Hopefully when
it dries out and chills down, I will get a sign of bloom
spike..........sigh.............at least my Leudisia Jewel orchid is
blooming in the kitchen window despite the cold panes of glass behind it.
tough little booger.
madgardener wondering what PJ day is.............................
"Sue" wrote in message
...

Hey maddy!

Yesterday was a PJ day here in Western Maine where we are going back into
miserable single digits and below.

I spent much of the day perusing www.clivianet.org, and
http://www.shieldsgardens.com/, and found an incredible wealth of
information on Clivia.

Of course, there are a lot of sirens calling on these 2 sites, especially
with the wind howling outside, and I need Temptation calling me like I
need
a pierced nose ( VBG).

I thought of you, yesterday, when I turned my Monster in the Corner Clivia
and found 3 fans closest to the north window sprouting flower scapes (
ducking for cover).

This morning I picked the 4 softening berries from last "spring"
blooming,
cleaned the seed and planted 5 of 6 from self-pollination. (one was
obviously not going anywhere except compost.) I tucked them gently on
warm
potting mix, sealed them in a plastic zip-lock, and parked them on top of
the Fridge. Who knows what will come of it, but I sure didn't spend any
money.

It will be a long spell of cold before I see anything outside except snow
and ice.

Sue
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