Registered cultivar

Pearl of the Cape

Clivia nobilis · Cream · South Africa

Reference: wc/ra/2006

Approved
Pearl of the Cape
Photograph: Welland Cowley

Description

Registered Cultivar. This beautiful pure yellow/cream flower form of C. nobilis arose from seed collected in the Lothians area west of Grahamstown. It was selected by Welland Cowley for the dwarf growth and the yellow flowers (between YG1 and YG2 on Cape Colour Chart). The flowers are heavily infused with dark green up to 1/3 of the flower tube length. Leaf tips are rounded and width is 35mm. Plant height approx 38cm. No trace of salmon or pink colouration has been noted in the flower. The umbel is extremely dense with blooms.