I think mine is Nerine bowdenii as well @LynfromSea and am pleased to report that the flower buds (two so far)are just appearing. I believe this is the hardier of the two contrary to Gardener's assertion (sorry!) and mine have survived for years so far in the ground under a south facing wall without protection. Whether they will continue to do so in pots sunk in a raised bed on the terrace I don't know yet.
My Nerine bowdenii have been languishing in a south-facing but shady place in a large planter next to a wall for at least 3 years. I planted them shallowly but other trees and shrubs have grown in front to 'take the light'. I have leaves but never flowers. This thread has reminded me to move them if I can, to a very sunny spot instead.
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It is a good idea to give nerines a general slow-release feed when they have finished flowering then leave them alone for the rest of the year. I do not have any pink ones but my daughter has a huge clump of them in her garden. Mine are vermillion and what I call Rose Madder. I did have a smokey grey purple one called Smokey Joe but it does not flower every year and a pure white one which I think has rotted off. I bought my bulbs from the National Collection which at the time was held in a garden centre on the Isle of Wight. It has since moved and I have no idea where it is now. Ideally, I think in this country, they are probably best grown in pots which can be brought out for admiration during flowering and then moved to a hidden sunny spot for ripening and growing on. They are pretty boring plants to look at, requiring an open sunny spot not near other plants for the rest of the year. Just a clump of strappy leaves, like agapanthus, then bald bulbs lying on the surface of the ground before the flower buds eventually emerge during September/October. They redeem themselves by producing stunning flowers during early autumn when colour is short in the garden.
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Ideally, I think in this country, they are probably best grown in pots which can be brought out for admiration during flowering and then moved to a hidden sunny spot for ripening and growing on. They are pretty boring plants to look at, requiring an open sunny spot not near other plants for the rest of the year. Just a clump of strappy leaves, like agapanthus, then bald bulbs lying on the surface of the ground before the flower buds eventually emerge during September/October.
They redeem themselves by producing stunning flowers during early autumn when colour is short in the garden.