Which Nerine is it
ConroeJoe@aol.com (Fri, 06 Jan 2006 16:21:33 PST)

In a message dated 1/6/2006 11:02:42 AM Central Standard Time,
pbs-request@lists.ibiblio.org writes:

Hi Gang,

Thanks for all your notes. The season of growth was something I wondered
about. This year was a pretty dry summer. I kept thinking I would take the
plant in but I left it out and it just sort of cycled on its own, dying down by
later spring. However, the offsets (the smaller bulbs) did stay green all
summer.

I didn't put it in a lot of sun, but it got very bright light and perhaps 1/3
the amount of water I would give a summer growing bulb. When cool weather
came, it has still been a dry year. However, there were some fall rains and the
major bulbs leafed out in the combination of shorter days, cooler weather,
and a bit of fall rain. So, now I water it every week or 10 days; there are
about 5-6 duck-egg-sized bulbs in a 10-inch pot.

There was a cold spell about a month ago, and the leaves did their usual cold
weather trick. If it doesn't get too cold (23-25 F for a few hours at most),
the leaves don't freeze but they collapse and don't really get back their
full turgor for a week or two. But, they don't die and they recover OK, without
burns, etc.

I like the idea that it might be a winter grower hybridized with something
else. Thanks again for all the input, I'll try to post a photo.

Cordially,

Conroe Joe