The only houseplant I remember being on Grandma's windowsill is clivia. I never saw her do anything to it, but it always looked healthy. And, oh, the flowers! But I never bought one myself because I don't like the color orange.
So, when breeders managed to produce yellow-flowering clivia, I just had to have it. That was in 2008.
In 2009, my plant produced a small yellow bump stuck so far down in the leaf clump that you couldn't see it without standing directly over the plant and examining it with a magnifying glass. I don't think that qualified as a flower.
Finally, blooms worth waiting for
To read the rest of the story, please go to: The Christian Science Monitor
