Nerine 2008

[ashley]

N. bowdenii is not out yet here. I see you collected seed in November (?); when does it bloom there?

John - bowdenii has been flowering here since the beginning of the month, after which seeds should develop quickly.  My memory is hazy but at latest I think I collected and sowed seed last year in December or the beginning of January.

Poul,  I'll save you some seed if you want.

[johnw]

Mark - Smithers used black backgrounds and that worked well too.

johnw

[Gerdk]

Here is Nerine filifolia,
flowers reliably in late autumn

Gerd

[johnw]

Gerd - Is your N.  filifolia in a pot or outside in the ground?

There seems to be a mix up in the trade here with undulata and crispa (which I can't find in the Nerine book). I must get mine properly labelled when they bloom in a few days.

N. bowdenii outdoors is still not opening. Hopefully there will be no frost before it opens, so far so good.

johnw

[Gerdk]

Gerd - Is your N.  filifolia in a pot or outside in the ground?
johnw

It was only taken outside to have a better background for the pic.

(seeds from var. wellsii are developing - but slowly)

Gerd

[johnw]

Gerd - Thanks.  I too had some Nerines outside yesterday while insulating the greenhouse for winter. Tried a few shots but wasn't pleased with them except for one or two (with blotting paper background).

1) The mess outside

2) Nerine Peter Smithers cross#15 =  {['David Lionel' x 'Hirault 81h']  x  23437a}  - my selection #1 (#1 is code only not necessarily the best)

3) this received as N. undulata - What do you think?

johnw

[pehe]

Poul,  I'll save you some seed if you want.

Ashley,
Thank you for the offer, but this year my bowdenii has flowered early and seed pods are developping now. With a little luck I get plenty of seeds.
Some of my bowdenii are in pots, and when it gets cold, I place them under glass to ensure the seeds ripens fully.

Poul

[Gerdk]

1) The mess outside
johnw

What a colourful mess, especially in autumn!

Gerd

[Maggi Young]

1) The mess outside
johnw

What a colourful mess, especially in autumn!

Gerd

Two minds with but a single thought, Gerd! That is precisely what I thought when enjoying the picture.

[Renate Brinkers]

Hi at all,
great to see all these Nerine pictures, especially those dark flowering ones.
With the help of the pictures I can say that my `Mystery White Nerine´seems to be `Stephanie´ - like Mark I got it as bowdenii.

[Paul T]

Renate,

Your mystery white isn't just Nerine flexuosa alba is it?  That pops up all over the place here in gardens as it has been around in Australia for a long time.  Usually anyone with an unknown white has that, but you of course aren't in Australia. 

[johnw]

A few more Nerines in bloom here. Some of the colours may not be to everyone's taste but at least they are later than many of the other catchy ones.  One good dark one there.

johnw

[Maggi Young]

Some of the colours may not be to everyone's taste

ooh, yes, well.... 6913 is a bit iffy!   Love the others though... had no idea that one as dark and rich as that last one was even in existence! 

[Paddy Tobin]

John,

An excellent selection and I am surprised at the range of colours not having seen this lilac shade previously. The one with the burgundy colouring is very nice, I think.

Paddy

[Michael J Campbell]

The first Nerine sarniensis in bloom here.

Nerine sarniensis ?