2 Lovely Nerine's

[Darren]

Good question Alberto. Will be interested to hear Jim's answer.

My own masoniorum does flower OK but also offsets a lot and eventually gets overcrowded (and stops flowering when it does). My bulbs just have the top exposed.

[Ezeiza]

Darren, with nerines and several Hippeastrums, the same as with offsetting narcissi: bulbs planted deeper offset less and faten more.

[jshields]

Alberto,

The masoniorum bulbs offset freely, and are below the surface of the potting mix.  I'm not sure how deep they are just now; they were repotted 2 or 3 years ago.

Jim

[François Lambert]

These Nerine seeds are all "recalcitrant" -- germinating immediately, not able to go dormant.  Remind me next July to make some seeds of filifolia, filamentosa, and angustifolia, if you are still interested; then you can get them fresh!

As mentioned before, my masoniorum tend not to bloom.  Fortunately the others do bloom reliably for me most years.

Jim

a bit late to reply, but I have different experience with Nerine Bowdenii.  They flower usually in November here, seeds mature indoors in December/Januari (I keep them in a very cool but lighty place over winter), I let the flower stalks untouched on the plants until March and then sow the seeds (which still show no signs of germination at that moment).  Maybe the very cool environment prevents the seeds from starting to send out their root.

[jshields]

I suspect that keeping the seeds on the stalk may inhibit germination.  I have seen Nerine seeds germate while still on the stalk.  Cool temps may certainly help slow that down.

Jim

[Renate Brinkers]

Hello to all,

here is another nice Nerine, one of the smallest which flowers the first time for me. I hope you have a magnifier at the hand...
Nerine rehmannii

[jshields]

My rehmannii is also blooming.  Laticoma and krigei have bloomed, but rather sparsely this year.  I think last summer's severe drought affected many of my potted plants, possibly our watering did not make up for the lack of rainfall.

Francosi's comment about bowdenii blooming later is in line with my experience.  Right now, I have buds on two different pots of [krigei x filifolia].  Krigei is almost finished blooming, and filifolia is just showing its first buds.

Jim

[jshields]

This is Nerine [filifolia x krigei] blooming right on schedule.  This pot is #1529.  The hybrid is very much the average of the two parental species in its size and shape.



Now what is this thing at the Nerine?



It's a hummingbird that was ready to contest ownership of the flower with me!



We have feeders out, and they are very territorial.

Jim

[jshields]

This is Nerine platypetala, #1251, seed originally from Silverhill Seeds.  The petals are not actually particularly wider than other nerines, at 5 to 7 mm (ca. 0.25 inch), but they look wider.  Probably because the tepals spread out to a diameter of only 42 mm (1.62 inch).



The peduncle was 28 cm tall this time, but this property seems to vary widely depending on the situation.

Jim

[ArnoldT]

Here are two small Nerines

Didn't notice the hairy pedicle until I looked at the photo.

Nerine angustifolia
Nerine masoniorum

[johnralphcarpenter]

Nerine filamentosa; in a pot, in the rain.

[majallison]

Some nerines from the greenhouse today:

Mrs H. Keep
Dingaan
Zeal Plum
Miss Rosamund Elwes
Alexandra

[fermi de Sousa]

Very nice, Malcolm.
That purple is one of the better ones - a lot appear rather "murky"!
DO you grow them with heat?
cheers
fermi

[johnralphcarpenter]

Very nice, Malcolm.
That purple is one of the better ones - a lot appear rather "murky"!
DO you grow them with heat?
cheers
fermi

Well, I think they are great!

[majallison]

Yes, Fermi, they live in a greenhouse to keep them dry over the summer & then they are kept just frost-free over the winter. Yes, 'Dingaan' is the best purple ~ I'm not fond of all those bruise-coloured ones.