Sold As Blue Lily Of The Nile, actual name Clivia?

[Greensage45]

Joe,

You can slap me around later, but something doesn't feel right about this plant actually being an Agapanthus

It is a Clivia! I bet almost a dollar! Well, if I had a dollar LOL

Seriously, look at the fan-like effect the leaves are in. No Agapanthus does that. Instead the Lily of Nile wants to spread her leaves out and around and fill a more rounded effect.

The Clivia Family, however, loves to fan in just the exact way as your picture!

Have you ever seen this plant bloom?

Ron

 

[injunjoe]

Joe,


It is a Clivia! I bet almost a dollar! Well, if I had a dollar LOL

Seriously, look at the fan-like effect the leaves are in. No Agapanthus does that. Instead the Lily of Nile wants to spread her leaves out and around and fill a more rounded effect.

The Clivia Family, however, loves to fan in just the exact way as your picture!

Have you ever seen this plant bloom?

Ron

I was just going by the label on the plant. It was a near dead deal, I could not leave this poor thing to demise.

Joe

Well this is it for tonight! I am tired, see you all soon.

 

[Hattie the Hen]

I am sure Ron is right -- it's a Clivia. I have grown both plants & the moment I saw Joe's plant my brain said Clivia not Agapanthus.


Good luck with the unravelling -- but remember that Clivias like being pot-bound -- they bloom better that way.

:rose Hattie :rose

 

[injunjoe]

Thank you Hattie and Ron.

I hate that about Walmart, half the time the plants are not marked.
When the plants are marked they are marked wrong.

I would not buy anything from there but the clearance rack calls my name as I go by!

I guess I will have to correct the title.

Joe

 

[Broke Down Ranch]

Either way, that plant ROCKS! I can't wait to see it bloom. The foliage looks very lush and healthy.....

 

[PunkinPeep]

Either way, that plant ROCKS! I can't wait to see it bloom. The foliage looks very lush and healthy.....

me too! after looking at some pics online, i might have to find a way to make those grow at my house! so beautiful!

 

[beefy]

I'll play contrarian. I think you have a blue lily of the nile there. i have one that fans like that. i feel clivia foliage would be much more dark and glossy whereas a nile lily is more of a dull limey color fading to white as it nears the base.

I see Ron's imaginary dollar and raise him 10 imaginary cents.


(plus i'd be shocked if walmart even carried clivias)

 

[ducks4you]

Does any body have a pics of the Nile Lily? I'd sure like to see what they look like.

 

[Hattie the Hen]

Hi there!

Sorry but these are the best photos of the leaves that I can find at the moment I still stick by Ron's & my opinion.



http://www.arhomeandgarden.org/plantoftheweek/articles/lily_nile_9-14-07.htm

http://images.google.co.uk/images?q...esult_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBIQsAQwAA

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?i...&sa=N&start=72&um=1&ei=BwnzStvEIJDqmgPFsIizAw

:rose Hattie :rose

 

[injunjoe]

Humm I see beef's imaginary $1.10 and raise imaginary .50
But I am on the fence now!

Take a look at these leaves!
Looks just like mine!

http://www.trionursery.com/tc2images/Agapanthus Blue.jpg

Beefy may just have it here.

Joe