GARTHWAITE NURSERIES® : - UK Stockist : - 6 Nerine Bowdenii Mixed (Guernsey Lily) Bulbs White & Pink Garden Autumn Perennial

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION “NERINE BOWDENII ALBA” IS A BREATHTAKING PLANT, ESPECIALLY ON A DULL AUTUMN DAY. LILIES ARE A RARE SIGHT IN THE AUTUMN LANDSCAPE, WHICH MAKES THE PINK OR WHITE-FLOWERED “GUERNSEY LILY” A WELCOME GARDEN FLOWER WITH ITS TALL SCAPES (LEAFLESS FLOWER STALK) TERMINATED BY A LOOSE UMBREL OF 5-10 TRUMPET-SHAPED WHITE OR PINK FLOWERS, IT MUST BE THE MOST EXOTIC AUTUMN-FLOWERING BULB. EACH FLOWER HAS SIX NARROW PERIANTHS WITH FLAMBOYANT WAVY EDGES, WHICH IN CERTAIN LIGHTS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN SPRINKLED WITH GOLD. THEIR FAINT MUSKY SCENT CARRIES ON THE AUTUMN BREEZE. IT FLOWERS FROM SEPTEMBER TO EARLY NOVEMBER DEPENDING ON TEMPERATURE AND SITE, WITH STEMS 30-50 CM (12”-20”) TALL. THE FLOWERS ARE LONG LASTING IN THE GARDEN AND KEEP FOR UP TO 2 WEEKS WHEN CUT FOR INDOOR DECORATION. THE STRAP-LIKE LEAVES EMERGE AND SURVIVE THE WINTER UNDAMAGED. THE GENUS NERINE, NAMED AFTER THE SEA NYMPHS OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY, BELONGS TO THE AMARYLLIDACEAE (AMARYLLIS) FAMILY OF HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. “NERINE BOWDENII” HAS RECEIVED THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY’S AWARD OF GARDEN MERIT (AGM) WHICH IS FOR PLANTS OF OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE. “NERINE BOWDENII” IS A FLORAL FIREWORK A WELCOME FLASH OF COLOUR AS THE TEMPERATURE DROPS AND THE DAYS GET SHORTER THAT WILL BRIGHTEN ANY GARDEN AT THE END OF THE SEASON WHEN MOST PLANTS ARE ABOUT TO GIVE UP FLOWERING. ONCE PLANTED TRY NOT TO DISTURB THEM- THEY LIKE TO GROW IN A THICK CLUMP DON’T WORRY IF THE FLOWERING IS POOR OR NOT AT ALL THE FIRST YEAR AFTER PLANTING, JUST BE PATIENT. GIVE THEM A GOOD MULCH TO PROTECT FROM FROST IN THE FIRST YEAR UNTIL THEY ARE FULLY ESTABLISHED. THIS IS AN IDEAL ACCENT PLANT FOR MIXED BORDERS, ROCKERIES OR CUTTING GARDENS. ESTABLISHED BULBS GRADUALLY BECOME OVERCROWDED AND FORCE THEIR WAY TO THE SURFACE, AN INDICATION THAT LATE SUMMER DIVISION MAY BE NEEDED.