Nerine bowdenii
Bowden Lily
Early Autumn 2022
31
- 18
Late Summer 2022
22
- 8
Mid Autumn 2021
29
- 7
Early Autumn 2021
28
- 5
Mid Spring 2021
23
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Nerine bowdenii
Early Autumn 2022
31
Late Summer 2022
22

Hope everyone is keeping well and apologies as Iโve not been around these past few weeksโฆ.just so much going on! Hope to be catching up with everyoneโs post very soon. Wonderful to finally be able to share my #nerine-bowdenii which has refused to bloom for 2 years since purchasing the bulbs! #bowden-lily #nerine #slowstarter #pink #bestofseptember

Looking gorgeous Angela ๐๐๐

Thanks Jane! ๐ @pelly

Gorgeous Angela ๐๐ .. they are very temperamental ๐

They certainly are Julie! I got fed up of waiting so stuck the pot in an open coldframe, ignored them completely and couldnโt believe it when I saw a flash of pink out of the corner of my eye! ๐ @juliesgarden

Morning Angelaโฆi did exactly the same ๐

Morning Julieโฆ..how crazy is that?! Indifference and neglect it is from here on in then! ๐ @juliesgarden

Yep definately ๐๐ป๐๐
Mid Autumn 2021
29

Crazy, crazy weather! Is this really the same day?! Glorious clear blue sky now! #nerine #nerine-bowdenii #nerine-bowdenii-pink #raindrop #pink #bluesky

The sun is shining here too now โ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธ

Isnโt it lovely?! Canโt believe how blue the sky is, it looks like Iโm in the Caribbeanโฆ.I wish!! โ๏ธ๐๐ @pelly

Bonkers isnโt it ๐คช๐คฃ

It really is Julie!! ๐คทโโ๏ธ @juliesgarden

Just rain here today โ

Me too ๐๐ด๐
Early Autumn 2021
28

Having said they hadnโt flowered and having given up on them, this was a very nice surprise! #nerine #nerine-bowdenii

They can take a while to establish I think ๐ค but worth the wait ๐

Yay! ๐ theyโre such pretty things ๐

These were the ones with the least lush, green foliage so I figured they werenโt going to amount to anything. So there may be hope for the others yet!๐ค @debs69 @kez001uk

@italydiva everything crossed ๐ค๐ป๐ค๐ป
Mid Spring 2021
23

Not my picture - Cataloguing - planted 26th April 2021

Good luck Angela๐Nerine are very, very fussy. Have you tried them before? @italydiva

Thank you Shona! ๐คNo, this is the first time Iโve tried to grow them. Iโve put most of them in pots, with the few remaining in a sunny border. At least now I know theyโre temperamental, I wonโt take it too personally if theyโre not successful ๐ Any tips? @sho47

Yes Angela, Iโve never grown them in pots but they do not like to be planted under soil !! They prefer just to sit on top of the soil in a sheltered, well drained, very sunny positionโ๏ธGood luck ๐๐ค@italydiva

Ps Angela look at my plants and youโll see mine with some small stones round about them. I absolutely love them @italydiva

Thank you so much for the advice. Yours look fabulous Shona! I hope mine turn out as well. Iโve planted them in compost with plenty of sand and grit, with lots of extra drainage at the bottom and with their tips sticking out of the top (will that be enough do you think?). Iโve also covered the compost with gravel. I can always add some extra stones just to be on the safe side ๐ @sho47

That all sounds good Angela but Iโm not really sure as my bulbs are visible on top of the ground. Worth a try though ๐คfor this year! ๐ค@italydiva

Ahh...thatโs interesting ๐ค Letโs see what happens. I shall update you Shona. Let the experiment begin!! @sho47

I might just unearth a bit more of the bulb though for good measure @sho47
Morning all, having taken years to actually flower, they are certainly putting on a show now. Have a lovely day #nerine #nerine-bowdenii #pink #ajsept22 #bestofseptember
FABULOUS ๐๐๐
Wow, gorgeous ๐๐๐
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Good morning Angela they are beautiful I have tried to grow them but never had any luck. Enjoy them ๐ค
Thank you. They certainly have presenceโฆabsolutely no ignoring them towering over everything else! ๐๐ @juliesgarden @pelly @richard.spicer.7906
Thank you and afternoon Enid ๐ I have some bulbs in the border but Iโve had no luck with them at all. Theyโre certainly not the most reliable or easy flowers to grow. These have been grown in planters but even so, not all the bulbs have come through. Iโm certainly enjoying those that have ๐๐
Wow! These are gorgeous Angela! ๐๐
Thank you so much Shelley ๐๐ @ShelleySnyder
It was my pleasure Angela! ๐๐
Stunning ๐ Never had any luck with them
My success rate is probably around 10%, but judging by how temperamental they are, I guess thatโs not bad! @hebelover