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ISSN 1819-1460 & QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF THE CLIVIA SOCIETY& VOLUME 20 NUMBER 1 & JANUARY - MARCH 2011 CLIVIA NEWS & VOLUME 20 NUMBER 1 & JANUARY - MARCH 2011 Table of Contents & CLIVIA NEWS Inner Front Cover & EDITORIAL The Clivia Society www.cliviasociety.org Roger Fisher 2 & CLIVIA TWELVE 3 The Clivia Society caters for Clivia enthusiasts throughout the world. It is the umbrella body for a & CLIVIA 13 3 number of constituent Clivia Clubs and interest Groups which meet regularly in South Africa and & CLIVIA SOCIETY MATTERS elsewhere around the world. In addition, the Society has individual members in many countries, Notice of an Annual General Meeting of the Clivia Society o be held on Saturday 21 May 2011 at the Assagay Hotel, Shongweni, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 4 some of which also have their own Clivia Clubs. An annual Yearbook and quarterly News letters The Clivia Society Annual General Meeting and Gardenii Show 5 are published by the Society. For information on becoming a member and / or for details of & READER'S VIEWS Clivia Clubs and Interest Groups contact the Clivia Society secretary or where appropriate, the When is 'Clivia' not a Clivia? 5 - Solanum tuberosum L. cv. 'Clivia' - Greig Russell 5 International Contacts, at the addresses listed in the inside back cover. & CLIVIA NATURE NOTES Another Clivia-chomping worm in prison garb - Greig Russell 6 & HABITAT CLIVIA The objectives of the Clivia Society Umtamvuna Gorge Clivia - Mick Dower 10 & GROWERS' NOTES 1. To coordinate the interests, activities and objectives of constituent Clivia Clubs and Wicking - Maria Mancini 10 asso ciate members; & BREEDERS' NOTES 2. To participate in activities for the protection and conservation of the genus Clivia in its Batch study of C. miniata x C. nobilis crosses - A report and findings on the C. miniata x C. nobilis hybrids - Welland Cowley 11 natural habitat, thereby advance the protection of the natural habitats and naturally Observations on ‘batch study of c. miniata x c. nobilis crosses’ - Johan Spies 12 occurring populations of the genus Clivia in accordance with the laws and practices of MP7 - Piet Theron 13 conservation; & CLIVIA SOCIETY HISTORY 3. To promote the cultivation, conservation and improvement of the genus Clivia by: The heritage of the Clivia Society: 1992 to 1996 Part 1 of an address delivered to the Fifth Quadrennial Clivia Conference, 3.1 The exchange and mutual dissemination of information amongst Constituent Bellville, Cape - Lena van der Merwe 16 Clivia Clubs and associate members; & CLIVI-ARTA - Helen Sanders 24 3.2 Where possible, the mutual exchange of plants, seed and pollen amongst & THE CLIVIA SOCIETY Inner Back Cover Constituent Clivia Clubs and associate members; and 3.3 The mutual distribution of specialised knowledge and expertise amongst ADVERTISEMENTS Constituent Clivia Clubs and associate members; WILL ANYONE WISHING TO ADVERTISE OR WHO KNOWS OF POTENTIAL SPONSORS OR 4. To promote the progress of and increase in knowledge of the genus Clivia and to advance ADVERTISERS PLEASE COMMUNICATE WITH SAKKIE NEL IN THIS REGARD - SEE INNER COVER FOR it by enabling research to be done and by the accumulation of data and dissemination CONTACT DETAILS. thereof amongst constituent Clivia Clubs and associate members; 5. To promote interest in and knowledge of the genus Clivia amongst the general public; The Clivia Society Newsletter started as a black on white news-sheet dated July 1992, numbered and Volume 1 number 1, called 'Clivia Club'. It formed a means of communication for people interested in the plant genus Clivia. It was edited/written by Nick Primich with a frequency of 3, 5, 8 & 5 during the 6. To do all such things as may be necessary and appropriate for the promotion of the above- first 4 years, using the publication month in the volume. mentioned objectives. The frequency was fixed on four annually with Vol. 5 No 1 of March 1996. The date changed to the southern hemisphere seasons with Vol. 8 No 1 of Autumn 1999. The first three used yellow paper as cover. The name changed to 'CLIVIA CLUB NEWSLETTER' with Vol. 9 No 1 More information on the Clivia Society available on Autumn 2000 with full colour photos on the cover pages. Another name change to 'CLIVIA SOCIETY NEWSLETTER' came with Vol. 10 No 4 Summer 2000, and in 2005 reverted to a quarterly number. www.cliviasociety.org CLIVIA NEWS is the continuation of this series. 1 CLIVIA NEWS & VOLUME 20 NUMBER 1 & JANUARY - MARCH 2011 CLIVIA NEWS & VOLUME 20 NUMBER 1 & JANUARY - MARCH 2011 EDITORIAL CLIVIA he volume number says it all – we’re into Clivia itself. Since out last issue two well known TWELVE the twentieth year of the existence of what names have joined the ever-growing circle of Yearbook errata Tis now the Clivia Society, once merely an Clivia de votees on the other side. It is with On page 3 it should state international grouping of “friends of the Clivia”. sadness that we report the departure of Erda Miss Cynthna Forsmann Such groupings say as much of the strangeness Guillaume and Fred van Niekerk. We trust their (nee [not ‘later’] Letty). of human nature as it does of the intrigue to us family will be comforted in the thought they are The page 49 that is of the nature of that genus or species on which remembered and the memories cherished by labeled 2nd Runner-Up we focus and lavish our time and attentions – in so many who shared their hobby and passion is the Mick Dower Photo our particular case the genus Clivia. There are for Clivia. that appears on page 4 and vice versa. many studies that could be done and a ream of In this issue we visit a new observation on the Correction of page 4 of Mick Dower’s ‘Winner statistics that could be generated from studying phenomenon of how interspecifics between the - Best Own Breeding’. such a dedicated circle of devotees. Just some cross C. miniata x C. nobilis present phenotypi- The winner was in fact his plant registered under that come to mind: cally and a fascinating insight from Johan Spies the name 'JULIA D.' As it ages the white turns Why is the average age probably far older by way of explanation. pink and later the flowers take on a slight peach than that of the general population? Then we present the first of four parts of Lena bloom in the pink. It is the offspring of the cross With its rider: van der Merwe’s recording of the heritage of the (Photo right). Does loving Clivia more than is absolutely Society as presented at the last Clivia Conference (Photo top right) a ‘Floradale Apricot’ x ‘Oribi necessary guarantee longevity? in Bellville, Cape last September. Gorge Yellow’. Why is the Clivia Society male dominated? These, amongst others, to make for reading On page 57 the photograph titling went awry. It With its rider: while listening to your Clivia plants grow. & should read: 1st [in Habitat section] Rod Randall What do the ‘Clivia widows’ do? – Red form of C. miniata blooming at Oribi What is the economic scale of the hobby (as Roger Fisher Gorge. & opposed to that of the genus in the floral Editor – Clivia News industry)? What are the savings on health C. miniata-like flowers care bills through such intensive CLIVIA 13 Pendulous species engagement in this hobby? We are in preparation for the next issue of the Interspecifics Conversely - Clivia Yearbook. Novelty plants and flowers [New category Does competitive behavior such – can be leaf, plant or flower] as elicited by Clivia Shows add Photographic Competition: Single Flower costs to the health care bills? Clivia in Habitat Judges comments on the previous competition If there’s a plant out there you Clivia Art Photography [New category] were that they: MUST have, why, if you can’t eat Please attach as much information into the were of the opinion that a great numbers of the it, are you prepared to pay so labeling of the photograph so as to ensure its images were not up to standard as they were much to have it? retrieval. either out of focus or the colours had been With the Clivia Society being repre- over intensified (especially the reds and greens). Please send digital photos of 2010 show pictures sentative of the greying brigade There were also a number of white balance, and entries with WELL LABELLED digital photos we are forever bidding farewell to compositional and background mishaps. These or scans which clearly indicate: people who seem as perennial as the Bertie and Erda Guillaume. factors led to the affected images not being Grower [Full name] considered for the competition. Breeder [Full name] EDITOR OF NEWSLETTER ROGER FISHER: PO Box 1039, White River, 1240, Republic of South Africa In the end it was those images where the Breeding of plant & & & Tel: +27 83 602 7736 Fax: 086 515 0710 (RSA only) E-mail: [email protected] photographers had taken extra effort to get the Registered name [if applicable] PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER SAKKIE NEL: PO Box 35235, Menlo Park, 0120 composition, balance, lighting, exposure and Prize awarded [if applicable] &Tel: +27 12 361-6415&E-mail: [email protected] backgrounds correct that were the successful Photographer [Full name] YEARBOOK EDITORIAL ROGER FISHER: PO Box 1039, White River, 1240, Republic of South Africa With your Club Representative to the AGM &Tel: +27 83 602 7736&Fax: 086 515 0710 (RSA only) &E-mail: [email protected] images. &DESIGN & LAYOUT FRÉDA VAN WYK: +27 82 468 8485 Categories [Preferably a file folder with the sub- Or post them to &PRINTING CPD Graphics (Pty) Ltd., Pretoria Tel: +27 12-342 1978/9 mission - Judges keep the right to change this] PO Box 1039, White River, 1240.