Do you find any of your nerine are ever blooming as late as the 10th of November or are they primarily a mid-late October bloom season?

Thanks very much. I will check those out.

I think our snowdrops will be blooming in April this year, Dorothy!

Thanks Judy – I'll tell you, I am really ready for some spring right now! Enjoy.

Matt

Nerine are difficult to find in the US. Sometimes, Nerine bowdenii varieties can be found in a few commercial Dutch bulb catalogs, but collectors often consider the crosses of N. bowdenii x sarniensis, or the named N. sarniensis varieties as better for containers and bloom. That said, the N. bowdenii species is hardier (USDA Zone 6-7?) vs N. sarniensis, which is more tender. Look for N. bowdenii in the McClure Zimmerman catalog, and N. sarniensis, which are more difficult to find, at UK sources such as Paul Christian Rare Plants, or Nick de Rothchild's site/nursery at Exbury ( sorry, not certain of the URL, but Google it, and if he is still selling them, that is a good source). nerines.com and he ships to the US, this is the premiere source for Nerine. Many of mine came from here, and from a small nursery on the Isle of Wight owed my Ken Hall called Springbank Nerines, Newchurch, not sure if he still publishes a catalog, or even if he is still in business, but it seems as if it still shows up on bulb sites as a source – Springbank Nursery, Winford Road, Newchurch, Sandown, Isle of Wight PO36 0JX.