Nerine to identify

[pel1]

Hi all,
I visited a picturesque Kent churchyard today and found this nice nerine growing in the border by the wall. Do any bulb fans out there know which species/cultivar it is likely to be?
cheers, James.

[mark smyth]

I would have expected N bowdenii but due to leaves being present it could be a selection of N. sarniensis. I'm not good with other species.

[johnw]

I'd say a happy clump of N. bowdenii.  The leaves sometimes stay healthy if a dry period has not ocurred in the autumn. My leaves have in fact recuperated and look good but no buds this year.

johnw

[pel1]

A quick Google search suggests that  N bowdenii is the only hardy species, this plant looked like a well established clump so your ID looks correct by default! thanks for your help, James.

[Rodger Whitlock]

A quick Google search suggests that  N bowdenii is the only hardy species, this plant looked like a well established clump so your ID looks correct by default! thanks for your help, James.

N. crispa is also hardy if planted in the right spot. I've had a small patch of it up against my foundation for some 20 years, and it's still happily flowering away. I'm pretty sure that if it were planted out in the garden, even just a few feet from its current position, it would have frozen years ago.

[Alberto]

Rodger, Nerine crispa doesn't exist as species. Crispa is a cultivar of N. bowdenii, or sometimes it is found as Nerine undulata 'crispa' (crispa for the crisped tepals) . The latter is a wintergrowing species with autumn blooming.

Alberto