species
Nerine bowdenii
Nerine · Guernsey lily
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Nerine bowdenii is a perennial in the family Amaryllidaceae, also known as Nerine or Guernsey lily, introduced to the UK. It reaches 50 cm tall and 20 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam or sand soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in well drained conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers from September to October. Its RHS hardiness rating is H4 (hardy): −10 to −5°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 50 cm tall × 20 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H4 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Sand
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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