Nerine graeburiana

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  1. Palustris

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    I have a pot of bulbs with this label, Nerine graeburiana. Info on the Web is very sketchy and the name does not even appear in any of my bulb books, even the African bulb one. I have a horrible feeling that the name is wrong altogether.
    Anyone any information?
     
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    Could it have been misspelled at some time? (I know my writing on labels is dodgy:biggrin:) There is nerine gaberonensis mentioned on Wikipedia, and I could see how scrawling that could be misread. I also tried Google and I think the AI is just latching on to nerine. It can tell porkies!
     
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    Distinct possibility. That one is in my Cape Bulbs book and in Byram. It will be interesting to see if it grows. Now all I need to do is to find out when to water them. It flowers in late summer
     
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