Nerines 2014

[fermi de Sousa]

Our first nerines are in flower!
2 x Nerine "fothergilla Major" (now considered a form of Nerine sarniensis,
and 2 x Nerine rosea,
two of the hardiest ones in our garden,
cheers
fermi

[David Nicholson]

Time flies Fermi doesn't seem two minutes since I was looking at your Nerines last year. Still nice and I still can't grow them.

[fixpix]

Gorgeous both, but I'm loving the red one more...
I tried some small bulbs out in the garden once, and they froze successfully

[johnstephen29]

Hi David & fix have you tried them in pots in full sun, I have some undulata in a pot that's got some flower stalks showing.

[PeterT]

David, They need to establish before you get results. Not too much feeding and a lot of time. N platypetala and gibsonii are flowering here in congested clay pots  among Summer growing bulbs in a sand plunge. They get sporadic water most of the year. This is the first flowers on either species since the bad winters nearly killed them at around minus 15C. -so three years to recover back to flowering.

[ChrisB]

Wondering where 'here' is Peter... Could you add your location to your sig please?  It really helps on this forum to know approximate location.  Thanks...

[johnw]

Fermi - I marvel at the lack of winter in the southern hemisphere but your weather and flowering sequences have always baffled me.  You have nerines in flower at the end of your winter while the same ones flower here just after summer and at the beginning of our autumn.  Why is this, lack of enough cooling?

johnw

[fermi de Sousa]

Hi John,
My nerines were in flower back in April - our autumn.
We've had winter
It got down to -6^oC
But we have quite frequent frosts - which are still going on
cheers
fermi

[johnw]

When in doubt check the date eh....

john

[PeterT]

Wondering where 'here' is Peter... Could you add your location to your sig please?  It really helps on this forum to know approximate location.  Thanks...

Fair comment Chris, though the information was in my profile. I have modified it to show clearly that I am in Britain though.

[Maggi Young]

That is helpful, Peter - only registered members can see your profile, of course, and since some folk do not bother to add their location even there, many readers would not search to see if there is a location given. Makes one's posts much more relevant to have a location in the signature box for all forumists. 

[ChrisB]

Thanks Peter, much appreciated!  Here is my stand of nerine.  I got them about 15 years ago as three bulbs on a trip to Logan BG.  They have gradually multiplied outside, but they are just bog standard bowdenii. I did buy some more exotic species and cultivars and planted them in the same location but they all perished.  The second pic shows the true colour of the flowers.  I love these plants! 

[johnw]

ChrisB - Are your nerines in flower at the moment.  I did check the date this time.....

johnw

[PeterT]

seed grown N bowdenii are just about to open here, planted against a north wall. I too lost "N.flexuosa alba" when I planted it in the ground. Others I have not tried in the ground, but I have a friend in England with various species/ hybrids flowering in his garden

[ChrisB]

Hi John, yes the pic was taken this morning.  They are planted alongside the concrete platform that the garage is built upon.  Also, any rain from the garage drains directly into that area so it's one of a very few places that stays moist during droughts ( like now). Dappled shade, sandy soil.  Never feed them at all.