North American Clivia Society

The North American Clivia Society promotes and develops knowledge regarding the planting, cultivating, plant breeding, growing, showing, care, feeding, watering, nutrition, treatment and disease prevention of all varieties, relatives and derivatives of the Clivia plant.

Dear Clivia Friends,

I am thrilled to report that the NACS has a new webmaster: Mike Kinzer. He is so capable and talented it will be exciting to see the new directions he along with others take the website and the NACS. Please support him in every way you can with photos, ideas and support. The NACS is run by volunteers and the usual suspects get tired. The best way to insure a club not only survives but succeeds is up to all of us. Please get involved, write an article for the newsletter, volunteer to run the Seed and Pollen Bank, help with a local Clivia show or event, share a photo you took of a Clivia: anything!

As a final indulgence some of my favorite photos of Clivia bouquets are here on the homepage after the announcements. I want to thank everyone who has been so helpful to me, especially Malcolm Shrimplin, Bill McClelland and Mike Kinzer over the last few years.

Let's all keep this celebration of Clivia, the North American Clivia Society, alive and flourishing!

Happy growing!

Marilyn Paskert

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photographer: Ken Smith at the Bilpin Flower Show, Australia 2006

photographer and creator: Katarzyna Drzewiecka-Ryfa for Easter, Poland

photographer and creator: Helen Marriott, Melbourne, Australia

photographer: Ian Coates at the Port Elizabeth Clivia Show, South Africa

photographer and creator: Kerrie McElroy for her daughter's wedding, Australia

photographer and creator: Marilyn Paskert, Port Costa, California

photographer: Diana Holt, creator: Marilyn Paskert, Narita, Japan 2008

William McClelland's new book "Illustrated Terms and Definitions for Describing Clivia" is now available on the NACS website. I have already been using it as a reference book...very handy! This book has precise clear terms, excellent photos and the fine illustrations by Karla Haeberle. William obviously did his homework . He carefully consulted with experts in their field to make sure the terms are accurate. This book is a real asset for the Clivia community.
Thanks Bill!
Marilyn Paskert,NACS volunteer

If you would like to see your clivia photos on this page or in the gallery, then attach the photos (as jpeg's) to your email and send it to: nacs@comcast.net.

A request from the NACS webmaster. Please CONTACT NACS when you encounter anything wrong with NACS. Since NACS is run by volunteers and the NACS website is large, sometimes errors are missed. Do not assume that NACS is aware of problems or that NACS is intentionally trying to do something wrong. Rather, explain the problem in an email so that a NACS volunteer can look into the problem. Thank you for your help in making NACS a more helpful source of information. If you would like to volunteer, then please let us know.