NERINES
The common names for nerines are Jersey Lily,Guernsey Lily, and Spider Lily. The nerine is an elegant and dainty flower with long stems showing off the slender petals. Flower colour varies from almost white to deep pink forms having distinctive, wavy margins to the petals with stamens and styles curving to the one side like gift ribbons. The best known are bubblegum pink and bright tea rose tones, however they are also available in pure white and cherry red.
They are available virtually all year, main season June to January.
The best known variety is Nerine bowdenii, sometimes called the Jersey lily after actress Lily Langtry. The Nerine crispa has a very fine structure, which appears in late autumn, The Nerine sarniensis which has red-orange flowers appears around Christmas.
Nerines prefer cool temperatures but not cold.
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