Where is the origin of Clivia?
Clivia, as an ornamental plant, was originally a wild plant in southern Africa. 1828, a European immigrant thought it was a promising ornamental plant and introduced it to Europe through hardships. After successful trial planting in Europe, its beauty attracted flower lovers from Britain, Germany, Denmark and other countries and became one of the popular potted plants.
Clivia was introduced to Japan in 1854. Japanese scholar Okubo Saburo named it "Clivia" because of its beautiful but not gorgeous features. Clivia was introduced into China in two ways, one was brought from Europe by German missionaries, and the other was transported to Changchun by Japanese, both in the early 20th century. Therefore, the history of planting Clivia in China is less than a hundred years.