Major Garden’s clivia was discovered by Major Robert J. Garden, who collected specimens of the plant in 1855 while stationed in Natal. He sent them to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, where Sir William Hooker named the new species Clivia gardenii in honor of the collector when it flowered in 1856.

Clivia is a genus in the Amaryllidaceae family from South Africa that produces lustrous, chunky, green, strap-like leaves. Its vibrant orange clusters of hanging, tubular flowers have yellowish inner trumpets tipped with green and exerted stamens; the fruit is a bright red, fleshy berry. Major Garden’s clivia can grow 2 feet tall and 20 inches wide and is usually found thriving in deep shade in forested areas, on steeply sloping cliffs, and sometimes in marshy spots. It is very easy to grow, preferring shade, which means it flowers in areas where other plants often languish. Hardy in USDA Zone 10 outdoors, it attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. It also makes an attractive houseplant if planted in a light, well-drained soil mix containing ample organic content and a lot of perlite, and placed in medium, indirect light.

메이저 가든의 클리비아 (군자란)은 로버트 가든이라는 소령이 1855에 남아프리카 공화국의 나탈에서 주둔할때 발견하였습니다. 이것을 받은 영국 왕립식물원의 윌리엄 후커경이 1856년에 핀 꽃을 보고 학명을 지었습니다. 키우기가 아주 쉽고, 그늘에서도 잘 자라기 때문에, 주택의 정원이나 실내용 화초로 알맞습니다.