{"id":6501,"date":"2020-02-22T15:38:34","date_gmt":"2020-02-22T15:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/?p=6501"},"modified":"2020-04-18T04:43:33","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T04:43:33","slug":"plant-a-day-2020-day-40-clivia-miniata-light-of-buddha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/22\/plant-a-day-2020-day-40-clivia-miniata-light-of-buddha\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant-A-Day 2020 (Day 40) Clivia miniata “Light of Buddha”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It can be tough to nail down exactly why we become obsessed with certain plants. Ever since my brother, Tim, purchased a Clivia miniata via mail order more than four decades ago, I\u2019ve really liked these plants. When I found out that 1) hundreds of cultivars are available with different flower colors, forms and leaf shape and color, and 2) that Clivia can fairly easily be grown from seed, my obsession was born. That was over ten years ago. During about a five-year span, I ordered and grew dozens of Clivia seeds looking for flower color and variegated foliage. My \u201cLight of Buddha\u201d seedling is one of the stars of those efforts. Started in 2009, it has grown into a compact, lovely plant that blooms about every other year. With this clone, though, the leaves are the important thing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n