A few Nerines

michelle pierce unjardinenfrance@gmail.com
Sat, 06 Nov 2010 07:19:20 PDT
Hi Mike
Thanks very much for the tips -I'll check out the adresses you gave me, and
try to resist as strongly as I can!
Michelle

2010/11/6 Michael Mace <mikemace@att.net>

> Michelle wrote:
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> >>all I want to do is understand what will make my nerines reliably happy.
>
> Hi, Michelle.
>
> First of all, welcome to the list.  I hope you'll enjoy it.
>
> Most Nerines are pretty easy to grow, but their culture depends on which
> species you have.  Some of them need summer water, some winter.
>
> The PBS wiki has some general cultural advice, here:
> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…
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> And there is advice on growing Nerine sarniensis here:
>
> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…
> ensis
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> The general rule is to give them good drainage, not too much fertilizer,
> and
> be careful about letting them get completely dry when they are dormant.
> That last bit of advice is controversial; some growers say they dry off
> their bulbs completely, some don't.  You may have to experiment to see what
> works best in your climate.
>
>
> >>do you have any advice about how to aquire a few bulbs of different
> cultivers
>
> A very reputable bulb supplier in France is Bulb' Argence.  They carry
> several varieties of Nerines, although most cannot be ordered now because
> it's the wrong time of the year:
> http://bulbargence.com/m_catalogue/index.php/…
>
> You should also check Nerines.com, which has probably the biggest selection
> of Nerine sarniensis cultivars in the world.  It's based in the UK, so you
> should be able to get bulbs shipped to you within the EU easily.
>
>
> I hope that helps!
>
> Mike
> San Jose, CA
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