Nerine 2012

[jshields]

Arnold, the angustifolia is almost evergreen, in pots on the floor of the old greenhouse (for the winter-growing Haemanthus).

Roland, the hesseoides that I have is similar to gracilis but with much shorter stems.  It could be gracilis, since the rarest nerines I've acquired have a tendency to turn out to be variant forms of commoner, similar-looking species. (A possible down side to knowing Graham).  I will eventually post a picture.  My krigei bloomed up to a few days ago.

Jim

[bulborum]

I have the same experience wit less usual sp. and ssp.
that's why I love the fora
at least many times I swap, the plants are true

I would like to see the picture of N. hesseoides

Roland

[jshields]

Here is what I am growing as "hesseoides."  The flowers are 20 mm diameter at their widest.  The bulbs are growing in a 1-gal. pot (18 cm diameter x 18 cm deep).  I can make a few more measurements if you like.

Jim

[jshields]

This is Nerine (filifolia x krigei), my #1352.  The flowers are 45 - 55 mm across the face at widest point.  The bulbs are growing in a 1-gal. pot (18 cm diameter x 18 cm deep).  The leaves are intermediate between the parent plants in width, mostly flat, with perhaps a half-twist along their length.  They turned out not to be at all hardy in my climate, even though the filifolia parent came from the highest Drakensberg, or so I was told.

Jim

[pontus]

Hello Jim,

To me, the hesseoides looks a bit similar to nerine gracilis, but i have never seen hesseoides, so it might be that sp that you have..

Pontus

[bulborum]

I feel the same Pontus

really looks as gracilis
as Jim mentioned already

Roland

[pontus]

Finally!!!, after 5 years of trying to grow this fabulous species, and 2 years whaiting to get this particularly large specimen sized bulb to flower, i finally managed, with alot of patience, heavy liquid feeding, and a hot and dry summer rest, followed by 2 inundations with liquid feed in mid auguat, to get nerine huttonniae to flower! what a fabulous sight, in the late evening sunshine, which makes teh flower petals almost glister in the sun!

I have some other bulbs grown since 2007, that are not yet flowering. This sp must be one of the slowest growing bulbs on earth! a 10-15 year old bulb from seed is only 2, perhaps 3 cm's across, and they need, in my experience, to be at least 4 or 5 cm's across. They seem to grow only about 0.5 cm's in almost 5 years..so i imagine my largest bulb must be at least 20-30 years old!

i also like the anthers, which are bright red, almost like red coloured spaghettii! and teh long lime green leaves!

Pontus

[Hans J]

after a long time waiting ( bulbs received from a friend in 2006 ) first flowers on my

Nerine humils

Enjoy
Hans

[Paul T]

Hans,

Surprising that it has taken 7 years to flower for you.    I find it flowers every year for me here, even when it hasn't been repotted for years.  Dividing this species up doesn't seem to bother it in the slightest either, continuing to flower happily unlike some of the species that resent disturbance.  I'm guessing it is our hotter summers, or else just the clone I have that flowers so well. 

[Angelo Porcelli]

Finally!!!, after 5 years of trying to grow this fabulous species, and 2 years whaiting to get this particularly large specimen sized bulb to flower, i finally managed, with alot of patience, heavy liquid feeding, and a hot and dry summer rest, followed by 2 inundations with liquid feed in mid auguat, to get nerine huttonniae to flower! what a fabulous sight, in the late evening sunshine, which makes teh flower petals almost glister in the sun!

Pontus, I don't know in which climate you live, but I grow Nerine huttoniae outdoor in Mediterranean climate, with winter rainfalls and this species flowers every year in late August or September, it doesn't mind winter dry rest. Nerine laticoma instead seems to don't adapt to my climate, it probably reset the winter rainfalls, but I have some small plant started from seed in Northern Hemisphere and seem to adapt much better.

Angelo Porcelli
Apulia - Southern Italy

[Hans J]

Hans,

Surprising that it has taken 7 years to flower for you.    I find it flowers every year for me here, even when it hasn't been repotted for years.  Dividing this species up doesn't seem to bother it in the slightest either, continuing to flower happily unlike some of the species that resent disturbance.  I'm guessing it is our hotter summers, or else just the clone I have that flowers so well. 

Paul ,

the bulbs what I have received ( N.humilis ) was small ....so they need some time

But I have really to say that many Amaryllids are for me like Primadonna ( in germany we say "Zicken" )they flowers  really spontan and if anything is wrong with the clima they do not flower...when I think on my collection with cacti - they are really easy with flowering - every year !

Hans

[Hans J]

in this time is flowering here a Nerine which I have received a Ammocharis baumii....but some nice members told me that this plant name is wrong .
Jim Shields thinks it is a Nerine filifolia ( I think now he is right )

I'm a little dissapointet that I have not the Ammocharis ...but Nerine filifolia is also a pretty plant !

Hans

[johnw]

Three that caught my eye this afternoon, especially the very large pearly white/pink.

johnw        - +5c and gloomy now, +20c tomorrow.

[fleurbleue]

It's the purple one which have caught my eyes John     

[mark smyth]

I  miss my Nerines which were all killed in winter 2010