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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Toxicity: Other: Some species are highly toxic if ingested
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Nerine produce fleshy seeds that are programmed to germinate immediately. Therefore seeds that are ripe (often easily detached from the flowering spike) should be sown right away into a well drained mix. Nerine seeds are best pushed gently into the surfac
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Bulbs
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Guernsey Lily
  • Cape Flower

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Photo credit: KENPEI
Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire
Date: 2018-10-07
Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-10-17
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
credit: Magnus Manske
Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire
Date: 2018-10-07
Location: Japan
Photo credit: KENPEI
Location: Willamette Valley Oregon
Date: 2013-09-16

Date: 2010-08-27

Date: 2010-08-26

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
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Comments:
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Mar 24, 2012 3:11 PM concerning plant:
    Nerine filifolia is native to South Africa and Swaziland. It has thread-like leaves, 1¾-inch flowers are produced in late summer. Scapes are about 8 to 16 inches tall and sparsely covered with short bristly hairs. The filaments of the stamens extend almost straight out 15-20 mm beyond the tepals.

    This plant is evergreen and grows in the summer. It has fine hairs on the peduncle and on the pedicels.

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