Miniata

This clone came to us from the Enchanted Floral Gardens on Maui and the flower is a full inch larger than the standard red Passion Flower miniata. Although, the flowers only last a day, Passion Flower ‘Maui' has enough color and vigor to keep the gardener...

It has the same growth habitat as Clivia miniata so its culture is much the same: provide water, fertilizer and good light in the summer and make sure to keep it drier and cooler in the fall to promote flowering.

In the wild, the most popular type -- showy medinilla (Medinilla magnifica) -- can grow to 8 feet with 1-foot leathery leaves and dangly pink flower clusters up to 18 inches long. Medinilla is one of those plants so striking that smitten gardeners like...

Her windowsill geraniums grew gangly, but her strappy fire lily (Clivia miniata) didn't seem to mind the low light levels at all, and faithfully continued to send up its 8 to 10-inch-wide cluster of gaudy orange blooms once a year.

The new pot must have bottom drainage holes. Withhold water from late fall through midwinter if you want the plant to flower, because clivia only flowers in response to drought stress.