Janet Baraclough.. wrote in message
Does anyone know if yellow nerines exist? I bought some bulbs-in-leaf
at a village plant sale, which look like nerines to me; the label said
"Irene's, yellow flowers in autumn". I've only eber seen pink white and
red nerines :-)

Janet, there are no pure yellow Nerines - the closest to that colour
are the salmon orange shade of some forms of N. sarniensis. Bob H's
suggestion about it being Sternbergia is probably correct, although
the flower is more crocus-like than anything else. If it has a
yellow, Nerine-like flower, then we have to be looking at Lycoris
africana (aurea) and hybrids relating to that species. Unfortunately,
few Lycoris are hardy away from the south of the UK since they require
mild, moist more or less frost free winters in order to develop their
foliage properly.

Maybe the label was referring to the donor at the sale - meaning
Irene's (bulbs) yellow flowers in autumn.


Dave Poole
Torquay, Coastal South Devon UK
Winter min -2°C. Summer max 34°C.
Growing season: March - November
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