Nerine filifolia

[Heinie]

Here is my first Nerine filifolia, previously known as Nerine filamentosa, opening its flowers for this season.

[Paul T]

Heinie,

Are you sure that filifolia and filamentosa are synonyms?  My filifolia look nothing like your pics, at the very least.  If the name has changed then I am guessing that filamentosa was an aberrant colony of filifolia or something?  Still distinct enough to keep separate in a collection, whatever it is called.  I wish it would flower as easily as filifolia.    I associate that elongated stamens look with filamentosa, from the one time I flowered it many years ago.  It still lives, but has never flowered for me since, nor offset, nor done anything much than a few leaves every year. 

It's lovely to see your Nerines in flower...... no sign of anything like that here as yet.

[Heinie]

Paul,
Have a look at the PBS link below where it is noted that Nerine filamentosa is now included under Nerine filifolia. You may be misled with the broad leaves behind the plant in the photo. Those leaves are from a different pot with a Nerine bowdenii because the flowers lean over that pot. The Nerine filifolia leaves are thin like grass. Read the paragraph after the first set of photos under Nerine filifolia.

http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/NerineSpeciesOne#filifolia

[Paul T]

Heinie,

Yes, the leaves on mine are very similar in both species.  I didn't think the leaves in the background were of yours. 

[jshields]

I consider filamentosa to be quite distinct from filifolia.  I wonder who decided to lump them, and why?  Perhaps Cameron can tell us.  Has someone been doing DNA on Nerine?  We should keep the name filamentosa at least for the distinctive form from Cathcart, IMHO.

Jim