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Re: Nerine 2016
« Reply #45 on: October 13, 2016, 08:01:08 PM »
Together with friends Mike Quest and Stanley Chapman today we went to visit a National Collection of hardy Nerines, N. sarniensis and cultivars with over 3,000 plants. The collection is maintained by Steve Eyre at his lovely cottage in the grounds of Bickam House, Nr. Exeter where Steve is Head Gardener. As well as the more hardy plants out in the garden in borders Steve has around seven greenhouses and polytunnels housing those that are more tender.

As befitting a National Collection the plants were meticulously labeled but there were simply too many for me to keep notes of all of them and at least five images I have labeled 'named var'.

The first 4 following were all N. bowdenii in garden borders:-
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Re: Nerine 2016
« Reply #46 on: October 13, 2016, 08:05:14 PM »
More Nerines:-

Two named bowdenii cultivars, 'Mollie Cowie' and 'Nikita'

Three general shots from greenhouses
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Re: Nerine 2016
« Reply #47 on: October 13, 2016, 08:07:23 PM »
.... and more:-

more general shots from greenhouses
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Re: Nerine 2016
« Reply #48 on: October 13, 2016, 08:11:41 PM »
.... and yet more:-

N. 'Wolsey'
N. 'Hamenco'
N. 'Clarabel'
N. 'Kariba'
N. 'Stephanie'
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Re: Nerine 2016
« Reply #49 on: October 13, 2016, 08:15:46 PM »
and to finish five named vars.

Being the worst Nerine grower in the world I wasn't going to buy anything but couldn't resist and took home a couple of bowdenii's in the hope that they might bring me luck!

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Re: Nerine 2016
« Reply #50 on: October 13, 2016, 09:51:49 PM »
Great to see these David, thank you 8)
When cultivar names are so often mixed up in the trade it helps too to have a record here of some accurately labelled plants.
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Re: Nerine 2016
« Reply #51 on: October 13, 2016, 10:45:32 PM »
You're very welcome Ashley.
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Re: Nerine 2016
« Reply #52 on: October 13, 2016, 10:58:49 PM »
Smashing David.  A NC to see next time in Exeter.


Methinks 'Stephanie' was being sold as a bowdenii by Jacque Amand at the RHS Winter Show a few years back. 


john - more rain tonight, 7mm, badly needed but not in Cape Breton where the damage is extensive.  17c.


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Re: Nerine 2016
« Reply #53 on: October 14, 2016, 08:56:14 PM »
Quote from: johnw on October 13, 2016, 10:58:49 PM
Smashing David.  A NC to see next time in Exeter.


Methinks 'Stephanie' was being sold as a bowdenii by Jacque Amand at the RHS Winter Show a few years back. 


john - more rain tonight, 7mm, badly needed but not in Cape Breton where the damage is extensive.  17c.

There is a pale-flowered bowdenii called 'Stefanie', but also a sarniensis variety, quite widely grown, bred at Borde Hill by Col. Robert Stephenson Clarke & this one is 'Stephanie'
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Re: Nerine 2016
« Reply #54 on: October 15, 2016, 03:34:48 AM »
Thanks for the clarification Malcolm. 


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Re: Nerine 2016
« Reply #55 on: October 17, 2016, 12:02:01 PM »
Nerine 'Elegance Gem', a tall robust cultivar.

Nerine x mansellii.
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Re: Nerine 2016
« Reply #56 on: October 17, 2016, 01:47:31 PM »
The main wave of Nerine sarniensis hybrids is just starting. Here two previously unflowered seedlings.


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Re: Nerine 2016
« Reply #57 on: October 17, 2016, 11:00:04 PM »
The former one today.


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Re: Nerine 2016
« Reply #58 on: October 18, 2016, 02:47:13 PM »
Your own crossings John?  How long do they take from seed?
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Re: Nerine 2016
« Reply #59 on: October 18, 2016, 08:15:48 PM »
More, and I hope better, pictures of Nerine x mansellii.
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