Bulbs: Clivias anyone?, 1 by DaleTheGardener

DaleTheGardener wrote:
I see Sheilds hasn't updated parts of his site since 2004. Must be very busy or ??.

We have a local supplier for the generic clivia at $17 for a one gallon, near blooming size, they typical deep orange variety. He gets them from India, in bulk, pots them up, keeps them for 4 months and then sells them. I bought 20 last spring and they had only grown roots about 6". I was buying a pot of soil with a plant that was no bigger than what he had recieved. I have asked them to just sell me the bare root plants when they come in, but, they said no. Foolish, because I would pay the same price and they would save labor and growing space. I could get my plants in the ground 4 months sooner also. I find a lot of people in this industry who are locked into a mode, unable to break out and make changes.