Description
The most unusual Nerine there is, certainly the most spectacular and deeply coloured of all of the species.
This is one of South Africa’s rarest Nerine species. It is known from one place on the planet – the Fish River basin in the Eastern Cape region.
It is a large and stately species with spectacular heads of deep crimson or pinkish crimson flowers borne in congested umbels. The strain offered has notably large heads of flowers. The strap-like leaves are lime green.
This is a species for growing under glass in the UK. Its is not, ever, a garden plant. It needs sharply-drained compost in a decent sized pot. Good feeding and a summer rest will ensure good growth and good-sized bulbs. Inundation with lots of weak feed at the start of its growing period will helр simulate natural conditions and encourage flowering.
