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Specific Families and Genera => Amaryllidaceae => Topic started by: Heinie on February 17, 2011, 06:35:10 AM

Title: Nerine laticoma
Post by: Heinie on February 17, 2011, 06:35:10 AM

Here are three scapes of Nerine laticoma flowers ready to open soon.

(http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o149/loevenstein/IMG_3056.jpg)

Title: Re: Nerine laticoma
Post by: Paul T on February 17, 2011, 10:13:12 AM

Congrats Heinie.  Not one I grow. 8)

Title: Re: Nerine laticoma
Post by: Heinie on February 20, 2011, 10:05:23 AM

There are a number of flowers open today on three scapes.

(http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o149/loevenstein/IMG_3057.jpg)

(http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o149/loevenstein/IMG_3061.jpg)

Title: Re: Nerine laticoma
Post by: Maggi Young on February 20, 2011, 12:44:52 PM

These look to be quite compact growing, Heinie.... how tall are they?

Title: Re: Nerine laticoma
Post by: Heinie on February 20, 2011, 04:43:46 PM

Maggie,
They are about 250mm or 10 inches high. The flowers are quite big. Some of the flowers are about 60mm in diameter.

Title: Re: Nerine laticoma
Post by: angie on February 20, 2011, 07:19:56 PM

wow  8)

Angie :)

Title: Re: Nerine laticoma
Post by: steveball1966 on March 02, 2011, 01:35:37 PM

WOW! I have this bulb growing in my greenhouse in the UK and its just started to come out of its dormancy.