Clivia Creations is my state inspected, home based, hobby nursery dedicated to the hybridizing of Multipetal Clivia. The garden is located in the south-western portion of Lower Michigan (USDA zone #5) on the shores of Union Lake in rural Union City, Michigan USA.

Clivia are members of the Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis) family and indigenous to South Africa making them intolerant to freezing temperatures. They are classed amongst the most desirable of all connoisseur plants because of their spectacular flower displays, variation in both leaf variegation and plant form plus the ability to thrive in low light conditions. Clivias make ideal house plants and are slowly gaining popularity here in the United States.

Through the years hybridizers from around the world have developed many new flower colors and leaf forms. When I became interested with Clivias in 1995, I started networking with other enthusiasts throughout the world and instantly developed a fondness for the "multi-petal" forms and began collecting material. Then, in 2003, my involvement with Clivias leads me to become a founding director of the North American Clivia Society. Today, my hobby of breeding Multipetal x Multipetal Clivias continues.

What is a Multipetal Clivia?
Your typical Clivia flower consist of three sepals, three petals, six stamens and one three chambered pistil. When the basic segments of each bloom (sepals and petals) increase from three to four, the flower will now have eight stamens and the pistil will have four chambers these blooms are now considered "Multipetal". These bloom segments can increase to four, five, six or more depending on the genes within each plant.

I take pride in being a committed Multipetal hybridizer and can brag that I have the largest collection of Multipetal Clivias in the state of Michigan. Contact me directly for information regarding my crosses and plant material. Please consider joining the North American Clivia Society for further information regarding the breeding, nutrition and disease prevention of all varieties of the Clivia plant.

Sincerely,

Michael Morri
Grower