Nerine bowdenii

Started by Diane Whitehead, November 23, 2022, 02:55:17 PM

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Diane Whitehead

I recently bought a pot of this white one.  It appears to have two bulbs, each of which has put up two tall flower stems - one metre high!  (about 40 inches)    Much taller than the usual pink ones that are common here.

And I've never seen a pink one with wavy edges.

Nerine_bowdenii_white.jpg
Diane Whitehead        Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
cool mediterranean climate  warm dry summers, mild wet winters  70 cm rain,   sandy soil

David Pilling

Diane - nice. White ones can be striking.

Not sure if my photo on the wiki:

https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/Nerine/Nerine_bowdenii_flower_DP4.jpg

passes the crinkle cut test.

There only one or two flowers left here now - I can't go out and find the crinkliest.

Diane Whitehead

#2
Yours is rather crinkly, and it has ten flowers.  Six is more usual here.

No, I just went out and counted and my pink bowdenii all have ten flowers.  It looks like the white one will have eight.
Diane Whitehead        Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
cool mediterranean climate  warm dry summers, mild wet winters  70 cm rain,   sandy soil