Seedlings | Clivia miniata by Fair Orchids

I sell no Clivia before it's time

Clivia seedlings grow fast when properly cared for. I normally release new seedlings for sale when they reach the 4-6 leaf stage, typically at 13-15 months from the date of sowing. From sowing to first bloom (on a young 12-13 leaf plant) can be as short as 33 months, though 4-5 years is more common.

Photo to the right shows seedlings (cross X104) at 9.1/2 months from date of sowing. Most are just 3 leaf, with the seedling at the right end having started the 4th leaf; this cross will be part of the release planned for September/October 2026. X104 (photos below) is from Utopia Clivias seed, interesting flowers are 'in-between' picotee, ghost & pastel.

While breeders continually strive for improved flowers, these are seed grown plants, and variations/exceptions may occur. Despite our best efforts, the sought after 'Near White' crosses often produce pale yellows instead, and multi-tepals do not always come through in the next generation. However, buying only bloomed plants limits your options, since state of the art breeding is in South Africa, Japan & elsewhere. International shipments (requiring an FDA import license) are both expensive and difficult; DHL seriously delayed our 2026 import of new parent plants, causing significant damage to the plants.

Please send inquiries to 973-495-4863 (text) or fairorchids@aol.com, and include shipping address ZIP code for estimation of shipping costs.

Prices listed below are for varying plant sizes; this does not mean that the specific cross is available in every size (initially only 4-6 leaf size is available; later all 4-6 leaf seedlings may have grown enough to advance to the 7-9 leaf stage). Please inquire, including ZIP code for shipping estimate, and I will advise you what the size options are for the specific crosses you are interested in, and estimate packing/shipping costs. If you would like photos of the specific plants available for approval, please allow up to 7 days (longer during orchid show season = January to April).

Reference numbers: X001, etc. = A population of seedlings from the same parents. Early crosses have 2 digits only.

#001 = Plant kept for breeding from that seedling group. If more than 1, a numerical suffix is added (#001.1, #001.2, etc.).

LZ = Rescue plant from the Lenny Zieff collection (both mature plants & offsets are available).

In the seedling listings below, some crosses are plentiful (20 or more plants), while others are very limited.

If the 'sown date' is August or September, that indicates that the seed originated from South Africa. While I typically order 10 or 20 seeds from each cross, many times only a smaller quantity is available (4-9 pcs). I do not list any cross where I receive less than 4 seeds; eventually some of these small quantity crosses might show up on the 'Divisions' page.
Seed sown at other times of the year are from my own breeding, or seed purchased from NACS or Ebay. While a full umbel can produce a lot of seed, in some cases I want to try more than one option, so I only pollinate 3-4 flowers with each variety of pollen.

Listings below cover seed shipments from 2024 (all in 'Quart' pot, with prices) and 2025 (all in 2.1/2" pot, prices to be added soon). My 2023 seed shipment was ravaged by rodents, so only a few plants are available; I am still sorting through these, and will list available plants later (probably on the 'Division' page. as most are singles).