Nerine 2011

[jshields]

Mine is opening its first bloom today.  Interesting timing.  My krigei are still blooming as well.

Jim

[ArnoldT]

So it looks like they flower at the same time regardless of where they are or how they are treated.

[jshields]

One of my laticoma  is in bloom now.  It came from Croft Nursery in 2000 as one of 3 small bulbs, and I think this is the first time it has bloomed.  Its leaves are markedly narrower than those of other accessions of laticoma that I have.  I'd like to compare this one to Arnold's sometime.  None of my laticoma have shown any signs of being fertile so far.

Some of my krigei are still blooming.  This one came from Charles Craib in 2002, mis-labelled as bowdenii wellsii.  It does have leaves that are a bit wider than my other plants of krigei, but they have the characteristic twist; and the plant is quite fertile.

Finally,  my hybrid [krigei x filifolia] is blooming.  The cross was made in 2002, and I think the actual seed parent was the filifolia with krigei contributing the pollen.  It's foliage is intermediate between that of the two parent species.  It flowers on stems almost as long as those of pure krigei.  It also blooms more reliably every summer than either parent, and is apparently completely sterile.

Jim

[ArnoldT]

Jim:

My N. laticoma is marked JES 1018.

[jshields]

OK, that means you got it from me!  But that yours is a different accession from this one (this is #991) and my plants of #1018 are not blooming this year.  I  was hoping you had something different from the things I have.  Anyone else with laticoma blooming?

Jim

[johnw]

Nice hybrid Jum, congratulations.

The first Smithers sarniensis hybrid is about to open. This is its first flowering and it appears it will be a purple, a good 1-2 months earlier than normal.

johnw

[angie]

  Anyone else with laticoma blooming?

Jim

Not me. I forgot about it and had it in with my winter growers  have been watering it but maybe its to late, no sign of leaves 

Angie

[Hans J]

Anyone else with laticoma blooming?

Jim ,

Here are until no flowers or buds on my N.krigei and N.laticoma ...I suppose it is to hot here - I have also no sign of flowers on my Haem. albiflos

Hans

[jshields]

Hans, from what I hear from my in-laws in Switzerland, Europe has had a wretched summer -- first cold and rainy, now miserably hot.  Maybe after this hot spell lets up you'll see some flower buds.

Jim

[Hans J]

Jim ,

yes -you are right with this strange summer 
....I live not so far from the Switzerland border ( maybe 100 km )

I have just looked in my older pics : in year 2008 my N.laticoma has flowered on 07.September ...so the is hope 

Hans

[jshields]

Now here is a conundrum:  flower is laticoma, leaves are krigei.  My #1647, came from Charles Craib in 2003 as very tiny bulbs.  Bought as and labelled as N. krigei.  This is the first one of the batch to bloom.

Any opinions?

Jim

[Hans J]

I have bought in last spring bulbs of Nerine undulata “Quasar Light” .....but until today I have not found any informations about this cultivar - maybe anybody knows this name ( or breeder ) ?

Thank you
Hans

[johnw]

The first Smither' sarniensis hybrid is almost out.  I thought it was going to be a light pruple but no, it's very close to true red and flowers larger than most.

This is hellishly early.

johnw

[Brian Ellis]

Wonderful colour John.

[bulborum]

Here in flower

Nerine angustifolia almost open
Nerine filifolia almost open
Nerine gracilis
Nerine masoniorum

Roland