Wishing all nerine lovers good luck and good health in the coming days.
Our Five Arrows Gallery exhibition was a great success in these times of Covid with several lovely new hybrids getting names.
Many more varieties back in stock, some are small numbers only
N.B. All new orders now will only be picked for delivery on or after June 2021 subject to availability. We cannot guarantee that the stock levels that are presently contained on the stock levels used for the site are accurate as there has been a major repotting exercise undertaken this year. Conversely it could mean many more bulbs will become available when we get round to updating the for-sale lists.
Many more varieties back in stock, some are small numbers only
N.B. All new orders now will only be picked for delivery on or after June 2021 subject to availability. We cannot guarantee that the stock levels that are presently contained on the stock levels used for the site are accurate as there has been a major repotting exercise undertaken this year. Conversely it could mean many more bulbs will become available when we get round to updating the for-sale lists.
The joy of collecting nerines is the enormous variation of colourways within the hybrids - from orange to white to pink and purple, some with straight petals, some with really crinkly, and all of them sparkle in sunlight.*
You can get our full picture catalogue either hardback or soft back or an e-book from our publishers. Press the button to get to blurb.co.uk
A selection of our best flowers |
The specie nerine sarniensis come originally from South Africa, where the orange flowering bulbs grow in the mountains of the southern Cape Province. They arrived in Europe in the 1600's and made their home on the island of Guernsey, from whence they get their common name of the 'Guernsey Lily'. They also are sometimes called the 'Jewel Lily' for the sparkle effect of sunlight on their petals.
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Our Glasshouse in full flower |
We grow our nerines in the Glasshouse at the world famous Exbury Gardens in the New Forest in Hampshire, England (www.exbury.co.uk). Nerines.com, our web name, is not a commercial grower. It is merely probably the largest private collection of these lovely plants in the UK. As our bulbs split and multiply (which they do all by themselves!) we have surplus bulbs for sale ranging in price depending on what we consider to be good, very good, better and best. The money raised goes towards the upkeep of the collection. Go to our shop and see what is available, we sell them by colour and price.
The 'Galleries+' pages feature almost all of our named varieties, some with their star ratings.
*The sparkle comes from the fact that the cells on the surface of the petals are reflective and angled in all different directions - this when the sunlight hits them the effect is to make them shine individually, creating the sparkle.
The 'Galleries+' pages feature almost all of our named varieties, some with their star ratings.
*The sparkle comes from the fact that the cells on the surface of the petals are reflective and angled in all different directions - this when the sunlight hits them the effect is to make them shine individually, creating the sparkle.