The fall and rise of nerines

They are beautiful plants aren't they? ... My clump have been blooming for a while now ... a touch of frost overnight have made them droop now ... :o(((

I first came across them on an october trip to Guernsey, it was the Guernsey lily festival and I was very taken with them, they had one lovely display in a glass house, as well as clumps In the gardens, so I adopted the idea, growing them in clay pots in the gh......my cold wet clay probably wouldn't have suited them anyway....they have been a delight.
Yours look lovely, it was probably the awful weather that upset them a bit.

A wonderful display..and the right time of year to give added colour..:o)

They are lovely Lijemc, mine have been flowering for weeks, struggling a bit with the frost this past few days but they have certainly earned their place in my garden......

they are beautiful and especially welcome at this Time of year. But I was surprised yours have leaves and flowers at the same time - mine get leaves in spring and flowers in late autumn after the leaves have disappeared. Am I alone in this?

I copied up some instructions about Nerines from Wikipedia. Certain times of the year for watering or kept dry etc. Maybe they only apply to Nerines in the greenhouse ? The advice to keep the bulb above the compost seems the right thing to do. We go on learning.

Always Diane.......thats the fascination of gardening x

Thank-you everyone. Steragram, you're right. Mine are usually the same, thick luscious leaves in spring and then flower in autumn. In past years when the flowers come out there are no leaves left, but I think Pamg was right in saying the awful weather this year has meant that they aren't performing as they normally would! Maybe it means there are more flowers to come, who knows! I can only hope.

At -3.5c this morning I guess that they wouldn't last long here......

They're lovely. Such a warm colour :o)

Thanks Hywel :-)

Mine live outside in a pot in a very sheltered spot between a south wall and west wall. Watering and dry period just depend on the weather, but they have flowered for years. Keep thinking its really time to repot them in fresh compost after all this time...