I had no idea what you were talking about until Ladywindsurfer posted. I do have one Clivia miniata. It is a houseplant for me, although a pretty hardy and unusual* one. I place it outdoors after the last frost date and it stays out there until night temps drop into the 40s. In the winter I pretty much ignore it, not watering it much, if at all, until late March/April when it goes back outside. In summer I place it near the patio on the south side, but under a shade tree. In the winter it is on a shelf in a corner on the dark side of my kitchen. Originally I kept it in a closet over the winter, as the instructions tag told me to do (sort of like with Amaryllis), but I believe they underestimated the length of winter here. Inside it does better in low light and where I can check it and give it a smidge of water it if it gets bone dry along towards spring. I also like to watch the big round seed pods ripen and turn red over the winter. It usually blooms shortly after being put outside and then sets its seedpods. Leaves are thick and big and last for a long long time. *Unusual as a houseplant, not because it is rare, but because it flowers outside and the seedpods are what you see when it is a houseplant! P.S. mine is about 5 years old, never been repotted and I can't remember if I ever fertilized it, must do something about that and the repotting when I get around to it. LOL

DinaBear, You may want to take a look at the pictures below. If they do not show up in your email, then go to gardenweb and read the post on the website. They multiply by creating offsets. Simply put, every year the lily creates miniature clones of itself. They develop along the stem. Most lilies grow roots all along the stem from the bulb to the surface of the soil. These roots are the primarily roots responsible for feeding the lily and for hosting the small clones. These small miniatures, also called bulblets, are identicial clones of the mother bulb. Initially, they feed from the nutrients collected by the mother plant and is transport to the bulblets in the feeder roots. This allow the bulblets to grow from a pinhead to a chick pea size in one season. After this year, the bulblets (being attached to the old stem and roots) will send up it's own leaf which in another year will become a thin stem. In a couple of years (2-5 depending on type of lily) it will be a flowering lily. Here are some pictures: Here is a picture of a lily stem pulled from the ground. Note the "swollen part" which is the roots and see the white bulblets which is attached to the stem ? This is an example of a bulblet. This is a fairly small one. Typically they go from this size to 2-3 x that size This is a picture of a lily stem still planted. See the bulblets which have formed at the surface of the soil still attached to the stem ?? Here is an interesting picture. This picture show a stem about to die back (wither and turn yellow). Notice the green leaves at the base ? They are lily bulblets formed last year which has send out a single leaf (cotyledon). This leaf feeds the bulblet which is now idenpendent of the mother bulb. What to expect next ? See this picture: The lilies have created offsets, and they have all started as "a single leaf" as above. Now (a year later) they have turned into small "stems". Next year the smaller stems will be just as tall as the mature lilies and a few even bloom. This lily is a white dwarf Asiatic which multiplies easily. The slugs really gave them a beating last year which is probably why they multiplied so dramatically

Does not look like a pixie to me. The color is close but the size of the plant it too tall. The pink pixie I have the foliage is only about 8" tall or 10" at the very most. They are a deep pink but the one you have may be deep pink but the pic does not show it. I know cameras vary in color produced. Maybe it is a Walmart special Pixie, you know how they are. If you can not find out the name I would call it that for fun!

Hello all. I was at the NorthStar Lily Society Fall sale yesterday. There was one 'Snow Lark' bulb available, but someone else got it. I am wondering if anyone here is growing this variety. I can't find it anywhere for sale online. Here is a link that might be useful: Snow Lark