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| Category: Bulb/Tuber/Rhizome etc. |
| Family: Amaryllidaceae (Onions) |
| Origin: South Africa (Africa) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Peach |
| Bloomtime: Winter/Spring |
| Fragrant Flowers: Yes |
| Height: 1-2 feet |
| Width: 1-2 feet |
| Exposure: Shade |
| Summer Dry: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F |
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Clivia miniata 'Tessa' (Tessa Peach Clivia) - An evergreen bulb-like perennial that forms large clumps 2 feet tall and wide with 1 1/2 to 2 inch wide long dark green blunt-tipped leaves. Typically a darker orange flowering species, this unique peach colored flower form typically commences flowering in mid to late winter and continues through early spring. This cultivar is characterized by erect medium width leaves and flowers with apricot petals that are of medium width that are yellow towards their bases. This tough evergreen plant is best suited to dry shaded locations in fairly frost-free gardens but it will tolerate situations with regular irrigation as well as winter temperatures into the low 20s F. In colder climates plants can be brought in during the winter. Clivia miniata 'Tessa' came from famed Santa Barbara clivia breeder Dave Conway (1930-2006) who first released it in 1989 and we have been building stock on it since first acquiring a plant from Dave Conway in 1995. Dave named most of his plants after female family members but we don't know his family relationship with the woman this plant was named for. Dave shared many of his plants with us and his 'Lemon Chiffon' was a plant we used to cross with a yellow Joe Solomone's hybids to create our breeding line of seed grown yellow Clivia (see Clivia miniata 'San Marcos Yellow' for more information on these plants. The accompanying photograph on this page was taken by photographer and Clivia breeder James Comstock.
Information displayed on this page about Clivia miniata 'Tessa' is based on the research conducted about it in our library and from reliable online resources. We also note those observations we have made of this plant as it grows in the nursery's garden and in other gardens, as well how crops have performed in our nursery field. We will incorporate comments we receive from others, and welcome to hear from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if they share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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