谁都知道世界上君子兰最受欢迎的国家是被称为君子兰大国的中国。我在20年前开始关心君子兰时就已有耳闻,不过真正见到中国君子兰还是几年前的事情。那次我访问了中国特别是长春,方领略到人们对君子兰的热衷程度及叹为观止的育种栽培技术,十分感慨。但那次除大花君子兰(C.miniata)外,我没有看到其他3种君子兰和种间杂交的君子兰。有些国家虽比中国和日本更早引进了君子兰,但因不太重视,品种没能得到改良。因此,中国人对君子兰的关注表现了他们超凡的直感。不过,近年来国际上 Everyone knows that the most popular country in the world for Clivia is China, known as the Clivia. I already heard about Clivia two decades ago, but it really happened a few years ago when I saw Clivia. At that time, I visited China, especially Changchun, and took great pleasure in appreciating people’s enthusiasm for Clivia and their amazing cultivation and cultivation techniques. But except for C.miniata, I did not see the other three species of Clivia and interspecies hybrid clivia. Although some countries introduced clivia earlier than China and Japan, their varieties have not been improved due to their lack of attention. Therefore, the Chinese’s attention to Clivia shows their extraordinary sense of straightness. However, in recent years internationally