Clivia Quarterly From the President’s DeskA Message !om Tom We"s

Blooming season is upon us! Several of the species, including interspecifics, have already bloomed. Many have also had eager miniatas open in D e c e m b e r a n d J a n u a r y . Hopefully, this season will have all our plants blooming with full umbels. It is very exciting to note that there will be a clivia show at Longwood Gardens on March 13th and 14th, 2010. An even bigger event at Longwood in 2011 will feature guest speakers from all over the world. Mike Riska and Kathy Andersen have been working diligently with Alan Petravich of Longwood to coordinate these events. Hopefully, many of our members will be able to attend both.

The official 2010 NACS Show at The Huntington will be March 20th and 21st, 2010. Dick Storch, the Event Chairman, has been busy with the help of a number of our members planning and working on this event. This will be the 7th annual show here in Southern California. We are looking forward to it! Getting to see the diverse colors and plant forms in person is always an enjoyable experience. I am sure our Newsletter Editor, Malcolm Shrimplin, is anticipating receiving articles with pictures to share in the Clivia Quarterly. Hopefully, peo-ple attending either of these events this year or a local gather-ing will take a minute to send us an article with pictures. Don’t

worry about its length. Just shar-ing is the important part! I hope that everyone has some great blooms and are also able to see and share their plants with others.

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From the Editor’s Desk

It’s show time! Details for the shows at The Huntington on March 20 & 21, as well Longwood Gardens on March 13 & 14 are inside.

Starting with May’s newsletter, we’ll be progressively sharing more in format ion about the 2011 International Event at Longwood. A brief summary is included in this edition of CQ.

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INTRODUCTION TO THE 2010 SHOW AT THE HUNTINGTONIntroduction and editing by Malcolm R. Shrimplin with contributions by our volunteer chairs

Welcome to your summary gu ide to the 2010 Nor th American Clivia Society Show! We are excited to hold our event again this year at The Huntington in San Marino, California. With this newsletter we’ve included the official show rules and schedule. In case of an unintentional conflict in the information presented here with the information contained in the booklet, the booklet takes precedence. Given that, the intent of this section is to h igh l i ght some of the important show details, along wi th a reminder to our membership of long-standing show rules. Please take a moment to carefully read this section.

TIMING FOR SHOW ENTRIES AND JUDGING

We are again extending the time for entries into this year’s show. Just like last year, we will accept plants and other show entr y mater i a l on Fr iday afternoon, March 19th until 3 :00PM, ju s t be fore The Huntington closes. In addition, we’ll be accepting entries on

Saturday morning, March 20th until 10:00AM, just before The Huntington opens. This means that the judging will be done after The Huntington closes on Saturday afternoon. Entries will be displayed with awards on Sunday, March 21 . As before, entrants will be able to pick up their entries on Sunday afternoon starting at 2:30PM, until The Huntington closes at 4:30PM.

REGISTERING TO ATTEND THE SHOW

In order for members to obtain complimentary entry to The Huntington and the show, they must register ahead of time. The registration form is included with this newsletter. It is due by Saturday, March 13th. Further information is on the registration form.

SHOWING AND SELLING CLIVIA

On the registration form, please indicate your intention to make entries into the show and/or sell plants. It is essential we have this information in order to prepare enough space for members’ entries and any plants that will be for sale. Again, more information is available on the registration form.

CATEGORIES FOR ENTRIES

The categories, as well as the show rules, are in the booklet included with this newsletter. Along with the customary categories, there will again be an award for the entry that garners the most votes from the general public as their favorite entry. Votes will be taken throughout the weekend. Thi s award i s ca l l ed the “People’s Choice” award. It will be presented at 2:15PM on Sunday, March 20th.

It should also be noted that there is a non-judged category for entries. This category is for those who wish to display their plants, but do not want them judged. Plants entered in this category must be in reasonable shape for display, but certainly do not have to be groomed to judged show entry standards.

GROOMING OF ENTRIES

The standards for grooming of judged entries are outlined in the included show booklet. The expectat ion i s that grooming of entries will be completed before the plants are transported and entered into the show. Minimal space and supplies will be available for grooming at the show.

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PLANT SALE RULES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Again this year, Quyen Cao and a group of volunteers will run the NACS plant sale. Any questions regarding the sale should be directed to Quyen at ultimate@tmisnet.com.

Responsibilities of the Ven-dors (owners of the plants for sale) include:

1. Each item price is marked. For pots, white grease pens will be avail-able in the sale area.

2. An inventory list must accompany the sales items during the check in. This list will contain sale price for each item.

3. Additional sale items may be brought in after the initial check-in pro-vided that another in-ventory list is provided.

4. Each vendor can put signs identifying and ad-vertising their plants.

5. Recommendation: Have pictures of plant in flower available for cus-tomers to see. This helps improve the sale of your plants.

6. Sale plant check-in will start on Saturday at 7:30am.

Responsibilities of the Plant Sale committee include:

1. Verifies sales items against inventory list during plant check-in

2. A colored dot is issued to each vendor for each sale item. It will be ap-plied to the items to help with identification

3. Each item sold will be checked off the inven-tory list.

4. At the end of the plant sale (on Sunday at 2pm), the sale for each vendor will be totaled; and the total sale minus 10% will be reimbursed to the appropriate vendor.

There is no time limit on when to bring in items for the plant sale.

There wi" be no plant swapping in the plant sale and show areas.

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Program

All exhibitors and guests registering for the lectures will get free admission to the gardens on March 13th & 14th. If you plan to at-tend, please contact Alan Petravich at by phone at 610-388-5487 or email at Apetravich@longwoodgardens.org.

Friday, March 125:00-7:00 pm Plant, umbel, and floret delivery through the business gate to soil shed

Saturday, March 137:00-10:00 am Plant, umbel, and floret deliveries through the business gate to soil shed

10:00-12:00 pm Judging

12:00-2:00 pm Meet and Greet Lunch at the Terrace Restaurant in a reserved quad

2:00-3:00 pm ‘Clivia Research at Longwood Gardens’ by Alan Petravich in the Visitor Center Auditorium

3:00-4:00 pm ‘Growing Clivia on the East Coast’ by Mike Riska in the Visitor Center Auditorium

4:00-5:00 pm Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Longwood Gardens meeting under the clock in the Main Conservatory (limit to 10 people)

6:00-8:00 pm Meet & Greet Dinner at Longwood Family Res-taurant (938 East Baltimore Pike- take Route 1 South from the Visitor’s Center, destination will be on the left, but you will need to make a u-turn)

Sunday, March 149:30-10:30 am Tour of the Conservatory or Behind-the-Scenes tour of Longwood Gardens (limit 10 people), both meeting under the clock in the Main Conservatory

10:30-11:30 am Behind-the-Scenes tour of Longwood Gardens meeting under the clock in the Main Conservatory (limit 10 peo-ple) or wander the gardens at your leisure

11:30 am Meet & Greet Lunch at the Terrace in a reserved quad.

1:00-5:00 pm Free time to explore the conservatory, visit Winterthur/Brandywine River Museum

5:00-6:00 pm Breakdown of show and removal of plants

Traveling Accommodations

For our guests who will be flying in to attend the event, the Philadelphia International Airport is about 45 minutes from Longwood Gardens. For all of our out-of-town guests, there are several choices for room accommodations that are within close proximity to Longwood Gardens. Below you will find a listing of contact information, approximate rates and distance to Longwood Gardens for several hotels and bed and breakfast establishments.

Hilton Garden Inn   (610) 444-9100 Distance: 1.2 miles$89/ night for Friday & Saturday and $79 for Sunday night with mention of Longwood Clivia Show

Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott(610) 444-8995 Distance: 1.8 miles $89/ night with mention of Longwood Clivia Show

Foxcreeks Farm Bed & Breakfast(610) 925-0101 Distance: 2.4 miles$88-98/ night

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Traveling Accommodations (continued)

Bancroft Manor Bed & Breakfast(610) 470-4297 Distance: 2.9 miles$135-175/ night depending on length of stay and room

Kennett House Bed & Breakfast(610) 444-9592 Distance: 3.2 miles5% off with mention of Longwood$155-195/ night depending on room (minus the discount)

Stebbins-Swayne House Bed & Breakfast(610) 444-9097 Distance: 3.6 miles$100/ night with mention of Longwood _

Rules and Instructions

1. Classes are open to all Clivia growers. Exhibitors may make more than one entry in a class provided that each entry is different.

2.Plants must have been in the possession of the exhibitor for at least six months. Entries should be clean and free of obvious defects, pests and diseases. 3.Container Guidelines:

In Classes 17-24, plants of Chinese or Japanese origin may be entered in plain or decorated glazed containers appropriate to the exhibit.

All other exhibits in Categories A and B should be entered in simple, unglazed terracotta pots, green plastic pots, or terracotta colored plastic pots. Wooden tubs are also acceptable. Unacceptable pots may be inserted inside clean pots to hide defects. Top dressing with bark is desirable. Bark will be supplied by the Committee as needed.

The Committee will supply containers for Categories C, Division IX (umbels) and Division X (florets).

4. Classes may be added or subdivided at the discretion of the Show Committee.

5.Official entry cards are required and may be obtained in advance from Alan Petravich at Apetravich@longwoodgardens.org, Phone: 610-388-5487. Both sections of the card must be filled out completely and attached to the entry. Name of breeder may be added following cultivar name. Advance preparation is recommended. The Classification Committee will assist exhibitors in placement.

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6.Entries will be accepted through the business gate, Friday, March 12 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, March 13 from 7:00 to 10:00 a.m. The Committee may dispose of exhibits not removed Sunday, March 14 between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. unless prior arrangements have been made. Longwood can accept limited umbels and florets by mail sent to: Alan Petravich, Longwood Gardens, Inc., Potting Shed, 409 Conservatory Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348. Limited plants can be accepted a week before the show. Contact Alan Petravich, 610-388-5487.

7. The following scales of points will be used in evaluating specimens entered in the show.

Scale 1. Blooming Plants with Green LeavesUmbel Symmetry 30Flower Form and Texture 30Flower Color and Patterning 15Condition, Balance and/or Peduncle Strength 15Foliage Qualities 5Grooming and Presentation 5

Scale 2. Blooming Plants with Variegated LeavesUmbel Symmetry 20Flower Form and Texture 20Flower Color and Patterning 10Condition, Balance and/or Peduncle Strength 15Foliage Qualities 30Grooming and Presentation 5

Scale 3. Foliage PlantsCondition, Balance 10Foliage Qualities 85Grooming and Presentation 5

Scale 4. Cut PedunclesUmbel Symmetry 40Flower Form 20Flower Texture 20Flower Color and Patterning 20

Scale 5. Cut Pedicels (Plants Grown from Seed by the Exhibitor)Flower Form 30Flower Texture 20Flower Color and Patterning 25Distinctiveness 15

8.The standard system of awards will be used. Only one first, one second, and one third place ribbon permitted in each class. More than one honorable mention ribbon may be awarded in each class for worthy exhibits.

First Place (Blue Ribbon) = Minimum of 90 points Second Place (Red Ribbon) = Minimum of 85 points Third Place (Yellow Ribbon) = Minimum of 80 points

Honorable Mention (White Ribbon) = Minimum of 75 points

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9. Special awards must score a minimum of 90 points. - Best in Division (Rosette) - Best in Category – Longwood Award

10. All decisions of the judges are final.

11. Access to the show area will be limited during judging. Only those authorized by the Show Chairman may be on the floor.

Horticultural Classes

CATEGORY A. BLOOMING PLANTS DIVISION I. Clivia miniata Class 1. Yellow colors Class 2. Yellow-orange colors Class 3. Orange colors Class 4. Orange-red colors Class 5. Red colors Class 6. Pastel colors Class 7. Patterned, non-solid colors Class 8. Green throats Class 9. Others color(s)

Class 10. Unusual flower form (spider, multi- tepaled, keeled, etc.)

DIVISION II. Other species. Class 11. Species other than Clivia miniata DIVISION III. Interspecific hybrids Class 12. Any interspecific hybrid DIVISION IV. Display Plants

Class 13. Any specimen plant possessing a mini-mum of 3 mature growths and a minimum of 2 peduncles on different growths. At least two umbels must have at least 50% of the florets open.

CATEGORY B. FOLIAGE PLANTS DIVISION V. Leaf Shape and Size

Class 14. Broad leaves (greater than 75 mm - about 3 inches).Class 15. Keeled or other unusual leafClass 16. Miniature plant

DIVISION VI. Longitudinal variegation – two or more lines running from base to tip of leaf. Colors may be sil-ver, white, gray, cream, light green, green, dark green, blue green and/or red.

_Class 17. Striped leaf/Shima-Fu. Leaves with many narrow continuous lines from base to tip.Class 18. Marginal/Fukurin and Ito Fukurin (string-like). Leaves with broad light bands along both leaf margins.Class 19. Median/Naka-Fu. Leaves with a band running along the mid-line from base to tip of leaf.Class 20. Mandarin Duck/Genpei-Fu. Leaves divided in half lengthwise with one side white/cream and the other green.

DIVISION VII. Non-longitudinal variegationClass 21. Light of Buddha (Chinese origin). Green leaves have non-distinct horizontal white or yellow areas or blotches.Class 22. Akebono (Japanese origin). Green leaves have seasonally induced horizontal white or yellow areas.Class 23. All other non-longitudinal variegation (Moonlight, False Tiger, etc.)Class 24. Tessellated or “Painted Face”. Leaf veins dark green and spaces between distinctly lighter and translucent.

DIVISION VIII. Display PlantsClass 25. Any specimen plant possessing a mini-mum of 3 mature (blooming size) growths.

CATEGORY C. BLOOMS DIVISION IX. Cut peduncles (Umbels)

Class 26. One cut umbel with peduncle to be dis-played in a vase supplied by the committee.

DIVISION X. Cut Pedicels (Florets)Class 27. One cut floret with pedicel to be dis-played in a container supplied by the committee.

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2011 LONGWOOD GARDENS/NORTH AMERICAN CLIVIA SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM AND SHOWsummarized by Malcolm Shrimplin, CQ Editor

Starting with the May issue of CQ, there wi l l be a g rowing amount o f information on the 2011 International Event at Longwood Gardens. What follows is a summary of current plans for the event.

Conference Venue and Timing:

The show wil l be held at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania from Thursday, March 17 through Sunday, March 20, 2011. It will be held in concert with Longwood’s Orchid Extravaganza. For more information on Longwood Gardens, please visit www.longwoodgardens.org.

Fees/Admission:

With payment of the event registration fee (to be established), attendees will get free admission to the gardens on event days.

Proposed Speakers & Topics:

James Comstock, California, USA: 3D presentations on both Orchids and Clivia.

Jo h n Wi n t e r f ro m K i rs t e n b o s h Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa: collecting Clivia in their natural habitat for garden display purposes, breeding the "Apple Blossom" strain of Clivia, and growing and breeding with C mirabilis.

James Abel, South Africa: multiple possible talks on habitat and variegated Cliva.

Harold Koopowitz, California, USA: talks on Clivia and possibly Orchids.

Ken Smith, Austral i a: The Clivia Register

Bob Armstrong, Hawaii, USA: now retired, will talk on starting Longwood Garden’s Clivia Research Program.

Tours:

A preconference tour of Mike Riska and Kathy Andersen’s houses will be conducted. (Transportation fee to be determined.) Conservatory and behind the scenes tours of Longwood will also be conducted.

In addition, the Philadelphia area offers many beautiful gardens and museums to tour while in the area. Information on these destinations will be included with the registration materials.

Formal Dinner:

A formal dinner may be arranged for dining in the conservatory one evening. Details, including pricing, will be forthcoming.

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PROPOSED SCHEDULE

Thursday, March 17, 2011:

30 Person Max Tour of Mike and Kathy’s (by registration - includes dinner)

1:00 pm Leave for Mike Riska’s

1:30 pm Arrive Mike Riska’s

3:00 pm Leave Mike Riska’s

4:15 pm Arrive Kathy Andersen’s

6:15 pm Wine

7:00 pm Dinner

8:30 pm Leave Kathy’s

Friday, March 18, 2011:

On Your Own Tours of Local Attractions (brochures will be provided)

5:00 to 9:00 pm Plant, umbel, floret delivery through business gate

Saturday, March 19, 2011:

First Day Conference Activities

7:00 to 9:00 am Plant, umbel, and floret deliveries through business gate

9:00 to 12:00 pm Judging

11:00 to 1:00 pm Meet and greet lunch on your own in the terrace restaurant in a reserved quad

1:00 to 1:30 pm Welcome by Longwood Garden’s Director, Paul Redman, and NACS President, Tom Wells

1:30 to 2:30 Speaker 1

2:30 to 3:30 pm Speaker 2

3:30 to 4:00 pm Break

4:00 to 5:00 pm Speaker 3

5:00 pm to 6:00 pm Speaker 4

6:30 pm Drinks

7:00 pm Dinner

8:00 to 9:00 pm Comstock 3D Show

Sunday March 20, 2011:

Second Day Conference Activities

9:30 to 10:30 am Speaker 5

10:30 to 11:30 am Longwood Presentation

11:30 to 12:30 pm Plant Sale

12:30 pm Lunch

1:30 to 2:30 pm Conservatory Tour (limit 30 people, will be broken into 2 groups of 15)

2:30 to 3:30 pm Behind the scenes tour of Longwood (limit 30 people, will be broken into 2 groups of 15)

5:00 pm Show breakdown and plant removal

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MIDWESTERN ENTHUSIASTS’ MEETINGby Jim Shields

The date for the meeting of the Midwest Clivia Group has been set for March 13-14th, 2010. It will again be at my place in Westfield, Indiana. We will plan to have a cold buffet lunch at 12 noon on Saturday, fo l lowed by v i s i t s in the greenhouses. In hope that we will get the plants to bloom by then. In late January I turned up the thermostats in the Clivia greenhouse from 45 F nights/50 F days to 60 F nights/ 65 F days. If you are coming, please bring along any plants you want to show us and anything you want to trade. Let's make it a swap meet as well as looking at flowers and talking with friends. Sunday is also available for green-house visits. Other Clivia enthusiasts in the area include Rashid Qureshi in St Louis, Missouri (5 hours west by car) and Kevin Akin outside Columbus, Ohio (2 hours east by car). If you intend to come in time for lunch on Saturday, March 13th, please R.S.V.P. to me: jim@shieldsgardens.com

NEXT QUARTER’S ISSUEby Malcolm R. Shrimplin, Editor

Next quarter’s newsletter will be mailed in early May. It will include articles on the shows and their results, the 2011 international symposium and show, our continuing series on terms and definitions, and whatever else comes our way! As always, your thoughts and submissions are most welcome. Please send them and any comments directly me at the following email address: malcolm.shrimplin@me.com.

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Our Continuing Series on:

Illustrated Terms and Definitions’Eye Wonder’ How to Describe It

Category B (Foliage)Vegetative Parts

Written By William McClellandand

Illustrated By Karla Haeberle

It has been brought to my attention and now to yours that this document is copyright and may not be re-produced in full or in part for profit without written permission from the author William McClelland. Please feel free to use it for educational purposes. Most photographs are of William McClelland’s own collection unless noted below the photo, in which case verbal approval was given prior to photograph-ing. Thank you and enjoy.

This section describes characteristics that are generally ignored or unnoticed. I have never really given much thought to fruit shape. David Conway talked about ‘Lemon Chiffon‘, which has an elongated fruit and he suggested that it could be an important advance in clivia. The Chinese do make the distinctions which are listed in this section.

Pedicel characteristics can dramatically change the overall look of the umbels. The umbel shape defini-tions are essentially based on these pedicel characteristics, so unless something really stands out these pedicel definitions can be ignore as redundant.

Peduncle characteristics are very helpful when describing clivia. Most clivia enthusiasts seem to prefer standard and superfloriar peduncles that are thick and ridged.

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Fruit Shape

Elliptical Shape Fruit:

The fruit has a spherical shape that has been compressed.

Ball Shape Fruit:

The fruit has a spherical shape.

Long Round Shape Fruit:

The fruit has a spherical shape that has been elongated.

Converse Ovoid Shape Fruit:

The fruit has an egg-like shape.

Rhomboidal Shape Fruit:

The fruit has a flattened ball shape.

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Pedicel Length

Short Pedicels:

Pedicels that are less than 2.5cm in length.

Standard Length Pedicels:

Pedicels that are between 2.5cm and 5cm in length.

Long Pedicels:

Pedicels that are greater than 5cm in length.

Pedicel Width

Narrow Pedicels:

Pedicels that are less than 0.2cm in diameter. These are normally seen on species other than C. miniata and on interspe-cifics.

Standard Width Pedicels:

Pedicels that are between 0.2cm and 0.8cm in diameter.

Wide Pedicels:

Pedicels that are greater than 0.8cm in diameter.

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Anomalies

Fasciated Pedicels:

Two or more pedicels that are fused (joined together).

Secondary Pseudo Pedicels:

Pedicels that branch where the flower ovaries should be. Each of these branches can have a flower at its terminus.

Plant courtesy of Joe Solomone (above)

Leaf Proliferation:

A leafy shoot from a node or bract found on or with the pedi-cels. (This changing the scapes characterization from peduncle to an inflorescence.)

Plant courtesy of Victor Murillo (above)

Plant Proliferation:

A plant from a node or bract found on or with the pedicels. (This changing the scapes characterization from peduncle to an inflorescence.)

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Peduncle Length

Suprafoliar (Tall) Peduncle:

The peduncle is tall enough to support the umbel completely above the top of the leaves.

Standard Peduncle:

The peduncle is tall enough to support the umbel near the top of the leaves.

Short Peduncle:

The peduncle is short enough to support the umbel completely below the top of the leaves.

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Peduncle Widths

Narrow Peduncle:

The peduncles are narrower and more flaccid; thus when they have large amounts of flowers they can flop to one side.

Wide Peduncle:

The peduncles are wider and usually more ridged; thus they stand more erect.

Thin Peduncle:

The peduncles are thin and more flaccid; thus when they have large amounts of flowers they can flop to one side.

Thick Peduncle:

The peduncles are thicker and usually more ridged; thus they stand more erect.

Double Peduncles:

Plants that have two peduncles bearing flowers. The umbels may be open at the same time or the second umbel may start opening as the first umbel is finishing its flowering.

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WHAT’S INSIDE:

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

OUR 2010 SHOWS

THE 2011 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM & SHOW AT LONGWOOD GARDENS

OUR REGULAR FEATURE: ILLUSTRATED TERMS & DEFINITIONS

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