nerine bulbs - Gardening
Times Colonist: Helen Chesnut: Attractive, hardy nerine lily bulbs available in spring Plant your Nerine bulbs in the spring after the danger of frost has passed. The plants will quickly produce strappy foliage that gathers sunlight and strengthens the plants during the spring and early summer months, with flower stalks emerging in the fall. Only 4 species are winter growing and 21 are summer growing, a subset of which are evergreen.
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In cultivation, Nerine has been widely hybridized. They are amongst the finest of our autumn flowering bulbs and deservedly popular as cut-flowers, remaining fresh for a long time. Plant expert John Hoyland advises on how to grow them, and recommends the best varieties to grow. Nerines are South African bulbs whose flowers sparkle in the dull days of autumn, when their pinks, reds and whites are a startling and restorative sight.
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Nerine sarniensis 'Cleopatra' is one of many sarniensis hybrids that have been developed in the past 100 years The sparkling flowers of Nerine sarniensis that brighten late October and November must ... GARDENING GERRY DALY IF there is such a colour as neon pink, then the nerine lily is it. This widely-grown autumn-flowering bulb is among the most stunning flowers being grown in Irish gardens. It has ... Nerine lilies are elegant autumn cut flowers.
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Here, they are joined by rosemary stems. Dear Helen: On my daily walks last month I began noticing showy patches of beautiful pink flowers that looked as ... Nerine bowdenii is a breathtaking plant, especially on a dull autumn day. With its tall scapes, terminated by a loose umbel of five to 10 trumpet-shaped, shocking-pink flowers, it must surely be the ...