Nerine sarniensis and other Nerines

[mark smyth]

Here are a few of my Nerines. The 6 on show last weekend are now over. I suppose the heat in the room and the car journey is to blame. Some flowers are stuck together at their tips and not opening properly

sarniensis
'Atlanta'
'Harlequin'
'Smokey Special'
'Warlord'
5091 - un-named
'Amethyst Delight'
'Berlioz'
'Ffiske'
'Inchmery Kate'
'Marchess Roi'

[Lesley Cox]

Lovely colours Mark

[mark smyth]

The red ones smell of chocolate

[Maggi Young]

The red ones smell of chocolate

Blast! Do they? I have stopped sniffing Nerines because the usual N. bowdenii types in the garden smell pretty bad, so I didn't sniff  those at the Discussion weekend show... now I'm really annoyed!

[mark smyth]

Maggi I was telling everyone to sniff 'em. Someone, I.B., said they smell of cheap chocolate

[Maggi Young]

How would he know what cheap chocolate smells like? He never eats cheap anything; he's a man after my own heart, and after Carole worked in Brussels, h they're both experts on good Belgian chocolate.... and beer!

[Cris]

Mark, what a beatiful Nerines. I've never seen in these colors. The red ones are great.

I've one now almost blooming, i'm wishing to see what color are the flowers, but that must be palid rose

[mark smyth]

I carried out a quick experiment on Friday with my two digital cameras - Nikon Coolpix 5000 and Canon 900Ti - on one flower. I chose this Nerine, 'Machess Roi', because the sun was shining on it. Photos were taken seconds apart from almost the same angle. Quite a difference

[David Nicholson]

Mark, you must tell us though which is the more true colour?   (can you say more true-or should it be truest!!??)

[John Forrest]

I have the same result with Nikon and Fuji cameras. Neither are true for all parts of the spectrum but one is better in the red  and the other towards the blue. I have calibrated my monitor screen and printer so that they agree. Wouldn't it be good if you could do that with the  camera and real life but I guess they have tried that themselves. Probably most cameras are designed to make people look good.

[Maggi Young]

Probably most cameras are designed to make people look good.

Oh, I wish, I wish!

[John Forrest]

You have nothing to worry about but talking of unflattering photos I did this one of me last night.

I was experimenting with an old flash gun last night. This is an old technique, where against a dark background you focus the camera on a long exposure. Whilst the shutter is open you walk into shot and flash something. I did this 3 times with me centre then again on the left then the right. I will be trying again with a little more thought about the subject. BUT I can see why film stars are so picky about their lighting!!! Now I am sadly disabused of the notion that I only have the one chin.

[Maggi Young]

OOH, spooky! Bet you terrified the neighbours!  Your chin is like mine, John... there's only ONe but it does cover a large area!

[Lesley Cox]

Not what is usually meant when we read of some man "flashing" Are  you sure John that you haven't taken up some kind of evangelical position and are handing out blessings left, right and centre?

[mark smyth]

good idea. You could scare the kids at the end of the month by standing in the dark and flashing yourself -with the flash gun!

Anyone know why my Nerines dont set seeds? I have cross pollinated every flower but they are now dying off