Nerine sarniensis '09

[Paul T]

Mark,

Not that surprising..... but I still don't recall having seen a white one before.  

[mark smyth]

Paul I know the person with the National Collection but I hve never beem for a look.

[johnw]

Mark - The white certainly looks like a bowdenii.  Don't you have Stephanie, the white bowdenii? There is another Stephanie just to confuse matters and I think it is a sarniensis hybrid.  I saw a Stephanie for sale at the RHS February Show - Jacques Amand I think - but couldn't be sure which one it was as it said pale pink on the label.  Also the hassle of importation held me back.  Having just pulled a pic I see a white bowdenii I must have missed, rats.

Paul  - Is Manina Forest Form the same as bowdenii Manina, maybe the one re-collected by Tony Norris in an attempt to get good uncontaminated stock of var. wellsii. If so it is supposed to be extra hardy. Wouldn't mind a seed or too if not out-crossed, we need tough ones.  

Wish I had ordered it from Tony back in the early 80's when we corresponded. He had a wonderful list back then.

Last weekend I was planting some more bowdenii Pink Triumph outdoors and came across a bulb that had not appeared in several years, it had great roots and the bulb was perfect but was completely neckless - must have frozen off, there was no sign of rot.  Wonder if it will ever make an appearance.  

johnw

[mark smyth]

Did someone mention 'Stephanie'? I took this yesterday

[mark smyth]

Today 'Stephanie' is white except for a pink central stripe

Ghost Dancer is so big my fingers cant be seen

[johnw]

This seedling looks promising with its pink base and tips. The greenhouse is kept cold these days so it is frightfully slow to open.

johnw

[mark smyth]

Pink base and a pink tip look good for now

[johnw]

The red hybrid in Post 94 has lasted a very long time. Two flowers on it started to wilt just today.  Not bad, that's almost 4 weeks in flower and still a few more days to go.

Even better news, it appears to be setting seed along with a few others, just two days ago I thought it would be a total bust.  More spikes have appeared now that the greenhouse door is closed at night and the windows shut.  Still a total of only 24 flower stalks making this the worst flowering year in ages.

johnw

[Brian Ellis]

Not bad, that's almost 4 weeks in flower and still a few more days to go.

That's all one can ask John

[johnw]

The colour is changing a bit on this one previously posted on the 24th.  Very very slow to open. I think I counted 14 flowers.

johnw

[mark smyth]

Most of mine are now over. Tomorrow I hope to get photos of Koriba and Baghdad

[mark smyth]

Here are the final two for me. Many have not flowered this year.
'Baghdad'
'Koriba'

[johnw]

Nice Baghdad there Mark. The Koriba almost looks like one of the other species.

johnw

[mark smyth]

Baghdad and Berlioz are, I think, my favourites. Someone said "my favourite is the only I'm looking at now"

[Ragged Robin]

That is so true, Mark, how can anyone choose between your gorgeous Nerines