Nerine sarniensis are sometimes called "Guernsey Lilies" because of a
bunch of them that naturalized on the island of Guernsey after a
shipwreck several centuries ago.
I couldn't find the rainfall pattern for Guernsey, but here is the
monthly rainfall data for Cherbourg, France, which is nearby. I seems
quite a bit of rain can fall even in the summertime. The average
temperature at the Guernsey airport is very mild as well. The hottest
average daily temperature is only about 61°F/16°C during July and August.
--Lee Poulsen
Pasadena, California, USDA Zone 10a
Average Monthly Rainfall, Cherbourg, France:
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
mm 92.8 69.9 62.8 53.2 49.3 43.4 51.9
63.1 74.2 108.9 117.4 111.8 899.3
inches 3.7 2.8 2.5 2.1 1.9 1.7 2.0 2.5 2.9
4.3 4.6 4.4 35.4
Clayton3120 wrote:
> AH,
> This is a great topic. I, also water my Nerines in the summer, lightly.
> Certainly, no fertilizer, but grow all Nerines in clay pots, so they do NOT
> stay wet. Works for me.
> Clayton
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