I keep my Nerines in the greenhouse year round. I found when I had them outside in winter that they got the orange blotch (but that was when we used to have more rain in winter). They may also appreciate the extra warmth in summer and fall as our nights can be cool. Also perhaps being in the greenhouse leads to wider fluctuation in temperature to stimulate flowering. What made all the difference for me was watering them when they are dormant. When I didn't do that, they almost never flowered. So maybe their perennial roots shrivel if kept dry in dormancy. I remember being warned not to plant them in the ground. I tried a few anyway and found that was a good recommendation, even in a Mediterranean climate. Sir Peter thought a lot of fertilization led to virus. I'm not sure if that is true, but I've been lax. I've also been lax in repotting as I understood that would set them back. Not all mine flower ever year, but enough to bring me pleasure. There is one (that I don't think has sarniensis in its heritage) that always flowers. There is a lot of information about cultivation on the wiki. You might want to review it. But we all have different microclimates so what works for some might not work for others. https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… Mary Sue On 11/14/2022 9:00 AM, Arnold Trachtenberg via pbs wrote: > Hi Mary Sue > I also have a couple of Nerines from the Zinkowski distribution. > They haven't done so well. > Could you outline how you grow them. > The Exbury video looks like there are planted in pumice or perlite. > Thanks, > Arnold > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mary Sue Ittner via pbs<pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > to:///pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > Cc: Mary Sue Ittner<msittner@mcn.org> > Sent: Mon, Nov 14, 2022 11:46 am > Subject: [pbs] Nerine sarniensis > > The IBSA newsletter included a link to a video about Sir Nicholas > Rothschild’s collection of Nerine sarniensis in Exbury Gardens in > England. It's short ( about 6 minutes). > > http://youtu.be/V5AWV-3WzEc/ > > My Nerine sarniensis plants (from the Zinkowski rescue and my own > seedlings) have produced a lot of seed. I'll be sending it soon to Lisa > if people want it or to Robert if it is now too cold to send to Lisa. > Perhaps you could email lisamailto:///scsnursery1@gmail.com if you are > interested. > > Mary Sue > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe:<mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum https://… > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe:<mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum https://… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…