Clivia is not an orchid, they are completely different flowers.
Clivia, also known as Lycoris radiata, is a perennial herb of the genus "Clivia" of the family Amaryllidaceae, originating from southern Africa.It is a very beautiful flower, often in the winter and spring season, the flowering period is usually about 30 to 50 days.Its flowers are umbrella-shaped, with six petals, usually orange in color, and six stamens.It has a relatively large bulb at the bottom, which looks a little like an onion.
The orchid is the orchid family orchid belongs to the epiphyte or the ground lives the herbaceous plant, the origin namely our country.It has many leaves, usually at the bottom of the pseudobulb, which are lanceolate or oval in shape.At its base, there are more, broad sheaths growing around the pseudobulb, and there are joints.The inflorescence of orchids is racemose, the flowers are more, the color is also very rich and bright, and the flowering time is not fixed.
Clivia is not an orchid.
Clivia and orchids have fundamental characteristics of the difference, they are not the same flower.Clivia belongs to Amaryllidaceae and Clivia, while orchid belongs to Orchidaceae, with different species and genera.
Because both plants have the word "orchid" in their names, many people may think that Clivia is also a kind of orchid.But in fact, Clivia is not an orchid, nor is it subordinate to orchids, they do not have any practical connection.
