Nerines

LynfromSea · October 2023

I planted Nerines in my trough two years ago and I’ve only got one to show for it. I’m puzzled as to why. Checking for slug damage there appears to be a few tiny ones but I wouldn’t have thought it was enough to spoil the show.

LynfromSea · October 2023

However the Bidens have been wonderful flowering profusely all summer and now into Autumn only just dying back

Lizzie27 · October 2023

@LynfromSea, it might be that the Nerines don't like their rhizomes being shaded by the Bidens, they prefer to be baked in full sun and they might not like being watered to the same extent as the Bidens either.

I only grow Nerines in pots by theirselves.

Bilje · October 2023

Pleased to read a Nerine question it’s saved me writing one…
About four years ago I saw a bank of them in a garden near me so bought 5-6 from a bulb catalogue. They grew leaves but I never had a flower, I wondered if they were even Nerines at all. Anyway I got one flower this year, yippee, I enjoyed it for just a day. One of my pesky band of molluscs ate right through the stem, little blighter.
So I’d guessed the problem was they’re probably planted too deep but I now know the spot they’re in is too shaded.

I intend lifting them and growing in a large pot. When do you think would be the best time to do that? Many thanks.

Buttercupdays · October 2023

I grew some from seed this year and for various reasons they never got planted out. Nevertheless the poor things struggled on and even managed to flower so I am determined to do much better by them next year, as it's a good way to get lots of plants.

Lyn · October 2023

You need to plant them with the tops out of the compost, keep them dry.
They don’t overwinter outside here, I grew them in pots and took them into the GH for the winter. A friend told me they grew along the rough dry roads in South Africa where she lived, like weeds she said, not so here.

LynfromSea · October 2023

Hi,
I have planted them as you said in a trough south facing. I believe they can take a couple of years to get established but I wonder why I only have one in flower. They are so beautiful! It helps to know what natural environment they love to grow in so thank you.

Fairygirl · October 2023

Some may have been smaller, and therefore not mature enough to flower @LynfromSea.
I'd expect a bit of food as they die down will help, as it often does with many bulbs, especially in pots where they don't have access to the amount of nutrients they would have in the ground.

Joyce Goldenlily · October 2023

There are 2 types of nerines. Nerine Sarniensis and Nerine Bowdenii. They are out of the genus Amyrilicae? The common pink Nerine Sarniensis is the hardiest of the two. Both types need to be planted with the neck and shoulders of the bulbs clear of the soil. They need to be in open ground exposed to the sun for a good baking and they are happiest undisturbed and piling up on top of each other. The soil needs to be well-drained and not too rich. They produce a lot of leaf and few flowers if well-fed. They are outside all year round down here in Cornwall and also in the Channel Islands but need to be grown in pots and overwintered in a cold greenhouse elsewhere for safety. The whites, salmon pink and very pale pink ones are much more tender. There is a new variation now available, a cross with amaryllis but I have no knowledge of that one. Monty Don showed them last year.

punkdoc · October 2023

I think there are a lot more than 2 species of Nerines, about 6 that I can think of.
Amarines are a cross between Amaryllus and Nerines.

LynfromSea · October 2023

Thank you for all your comments. I think the Nerine I have is Nerine bowdenii. It’s a beautiful shade of pink. I think Lizzie is probably right in that watering the Biden daily made the soil too wet for them especially if they grow like weeds in SA on the side of the roads in full sun.

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