Nerine 2016

[fermi de Sousa]

I've posted these already elsewhere and mentioned that last year I posted pics of what we had been growing for many years as Nerine filifolia. A friend gave us what I think is the true form and it is in flower now,actually now more likely to be Nerine masoniorum! see below
cheers
fermi

[Robert]

Fermi,

Very attractive! 

[bulborum]

Looks as the real one Fermi
Here mine and a dark selection

Roland

[fermi de Sousa]

Roland,
thanks for your pics; a friend who is on FB told me that someone there thinks mine is actually N.masoniorum which is more likely than N. filifolia

Despite seeing Nerine fothergilla in flower in other gardens (admittedly in cooler areas) finally there are some spikes arising on our clumps!
cheers
fermi

[johnstephen29]

Hi fermi I'm looking forward to seeing this nerine in flower, I've not heard of this one. I see from your photo that the bulbs are well out of there ground, is that normal? Or has it happened overtime?

[fermi de Sousa]

Hi John,
I think that Nerine fothergila "Major" and N.f."Minor" are simply names that were given to selections of Nerine sarniensis in Australia many moons ago. It's a good plant for this area as they withstand our frosts which usually burn off the foliage of other forms of Nerinr sarniensis.
Typically bulbs are planted with just the "necks" out of the ground but as the clump develops they push up out of the ground but are well anchored. Amaryllis belladonna does something similar,
cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

Nerine rosea is now in flower,
cheers
fermi

[johnstephen29]

Some more beauties fermi, you grow nerines so well.

[johnw]

A few of you may recall this story which I reported last November under Nerine 2015:

"Shock #1

Going down to the basement this evening I knocked a seed packet off the shelf alongside the staircase. Picked it up when I got to the bottom and the folded newspaper packet said Nerine SPS-X8, records say it flowered last year in Oct.  The packet opened when it landed at the bottom of the stairs and low and behold not only had the seeds sprouted but 3 had single green leaves, most had a root, some had perished.  Duly potted up.  The next shock was just minutes later."

Well an update on those potted seedlings: photo#1 - a repeat shot of the 11 month old seed as found and photo #2 the seedlings a few days ago.

john

[Maggi Young]

How  much do bulbs WANT to live and grow? Magical, isn't it - not that I condone such plant abuse!

[fermi de Sousa]

... Nerine fothergilla ...finally there are some spikes arising on our clumps...

Despite the promise of a good show 3 weeks ago the outcome is very disappointing
What happened?
Most of the spikes never extended and the first flower-head to open look like thrip have attacked it!
cheers
fermi

[johnstephen29]

I wonder if any of the nerine growers on the forum would help me with a query? I recently bought a bulb of N.flexuosa Alba, some still use this name, some say it is now undulata and others say it's humilis. Does anyone know the correct name to use?

[fermi de Sousa]

I wonder if any of the nerine growers on the forum would help me with a query? I recently bought a bulb of N.flexuosa Alba, some still use this name, some say it is now undulata and others say it's humilis. Does anyone know the correct name to use?

Hi John,
I thought it had been included under N. undulata but I see that on the PBSwiki they say it should be N. humilis http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/NerineSpeciesTwo#humilis
At least one of the Nerine fothergilla "Major" has decent flowers, the second pic particularly shows the "gold-dusting" which makes these blooms so irridescent,whoops, forgot to add the pics! See reply #14 below!
cheers
fermi

[johnstephen29]

Hi fermi, I also thought it was now renamed undulata, but the garden centre where I bought it from had the old name, the pbs website has it as humilis. You don't know what to believe with this lot.
I really enjoyed seeing the fothergill pictures, I really must look out for seeds or bulbs to add to my collection.

[fermi de Sousa]

At least a couple of the Nerine fothergilla 'Major' heads have opened up normally
cheers
fermi