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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
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
  • Cape Lily
  • Cape Flower
Also sold as:
  • Nerine sarniensis var. rosea
  • Nerine rosea

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Location: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2015-04-13
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2015-04-20
Comments:
  • Posted by Australis (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Zone 10a) on Apr 29, 2023 12:14 AM concerning plant:
    Whilst this former species is now considered synonymous with Guernsey Lily (Nerine sarniensis), it is often sold in cultivation as N. rosea or N. 'Rosea' and marketed as a dwarf pink Nerine. The common red form of N. sarniensis is often sold here in Australia as its synonym, N. fothergillii.
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Australis On April 29, 2023 Obtained plant
Purchased a potted bulb from Pinewood Nursery.
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