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Spring is here, and we are admiring and enjoying nature in all its glory. What better place to also experience this than the Eastern Province Clivia Show and sales, to be held on September 30 from 09:00 to 17:00 and October 1 from 09:00 to 14:00 at the Fairview Sports Complex in Willow Road, Gqeberha.
South Africa and Swaziland are the only countries in the world where the very special plant called “clivia”, with beautiful flowers, grows in the veld.
The future existence of this plant is unfortunately seriously endangered by the monthly removal of hundreds from its natural habitat.
The Eastern Province Clivia Club members act as the custodians of the plant in this region, and are embarking on a serious drive to save the clivia from extinction, and preserve it for future generations.
To achieve our goal we, however, need the assistance of the public, nature lovers and gardeners, and are inviting everyone to pay a visit to the show.
Entry is R10 per person, children under 10 free.
The first 20 visitors each day will be welcomed with a yellow clivia seedling, as well as a packet of mixed clivia seeds, whilst the next 30 visitors on each day will receive a packet of seeds only. Seeds from yellow/peach clivia will be marked with an “x” for easy identification.
Special clivia, including green, will be raffled, and each new member will be welcomed with an adult yellow Clivia.
A variety of orange, yellow, green, red, peach, pink, bronze, etc, clivia, as well as seedlings, and seeds, will be on sale. Buy some and share them with your friends and neighbours.
Talks on pollination, germination and cultivation of clivia will be held at 11:00 and 15:00 on September 30 and 11:00 on October 1. This will also serve as a question and answer session.
For more info, contact Charl Coetzee on 082 851 2217 or Willie le Roux on 072 199 4839.
