Clivia miniata
Clivia miniata
Afrikaans: Boslelie
English : Clivia
IsiXhosa: Mahime = stop, like a wrist and fingers held out in the gesture of stop.
Description and diagnostic features
It’s grows looks very much like Agapanthus but the leaves are wider and more robust. Once the flowers and fruit are visible there is no doubt. The species with the flowers and fruit standing up are used.
Part used
Seeds and roots
Uses
The plant can stop things happening. You have to supply the instruction of what has to stop.
Warning
Habitat
Needs enough moisture so it often rows better in the shade when the moisture is scarse.
Propagation