Nerine 2020

[johnw]

A couple of Nerine bowdenii in flower outside today.  Nerine bowdenii (Ken Hall's best white which may have a name now.) and the lovely Nerine bowdenii 'Isabel'.  'Bianca Perla' is still in flower, while virus infected it doesn't seem to affect its vigour; I reckon slugs are the speaders.

johnw

[ashley]

Lovely plants all. 
Here's a relatively ordinary N. humilis humilis but cheery on a dull day in the company of a fading rheum.

[Diane Whitehead]

John,

You wrote that your Bianca Perla is virused.  Do you think it came in from Holland already virused?

What should I be looking for to see if mine is also?

[Gail]

Gail
After that what;s your idea of an encore?

At the beginning of this thread Maggie mentioned that they were looking for a new home for the National Collection of Nerine sarniensis built up by Steve Eyre. Ed Brown (son of Bob Brown of Cotswold Garden Flowers) has taken it on and had an open day yesterday for members of the Nerine and Amaryllid Society. We has a lovely, socially distanced visit, no sun sadly to give the petals that nerine sparkle but plenty of flamboyant colour and I've found that quite a few have that sweet, almost chocolatey scent that many bearded iris exhibit. Bob very kindly made an excellent, really moist coffee and walnut cake with a fudgey topping...








Quite a few nerines do a colour change as the flowers mature - particularly noticeable in N. 'Caroline' which goes from peach to mauve.



Nerine sarniensis 'Hamilton'

[Gail]

'Helford'

'Joyous'

'Kenilworth'

'Lavandu'

'Loch Hermidale'

[Diane Whitehead]

Beautiful!

Did Ed mention whether he is going to just maintain the collection or use it to breed new nerines?

[Gail]

'Norah Hamilton'

'Ramsdown'

'Tamilla'

'Tugela'

Many thanks for Bob and Ed for hosting. Of course a few nerines came home with me and I'm concentrating on those with scent and shall be doing some pollen dabbling with that in mind;

'Chocolate Flavour'

[Gail]

Beautiful!

Did Ed mention whether he is going to just maintain the collection or use it to breed new nerines?

I didn't think to ask - need a repeat trip....

[Diane Whitehead]

and a few more plants?

[Gail]

Well, it would be rude not to!

[johnw]

John,

You wrote that your Bianca Perla is virused.  Do you think it came in from Holland already virused?

What should I be looking for to see if mine is also?

Absolutely.  Leaf streaking.

[johnw]

Gail - Bravo!

john

[Maggi Young]

I didn't think to ask - need a repeat trip....

Of course! If  only  to see  if  Bob provides  another  coffee  walnut  cake!( My  absolute  favourite!!)

[majallison]

Beautiful photos, Gail!

[ashley]

Absolutely.  Leaf streaking.

A year or two ago I had a similar experience with 'Codora' from a garden centre, but imported.