A few days ago I posted about some flowers I'd plucked from my garden and photographed, they were jonquils (daffodils) and you can take a look at them here if you'd like. They're still going strong and making my garden and house smell glorious, however they're a little overshadowed by something brighter and, in my opinion, quite odd...I refer to my Nerines - the Pink Gurnsey variety to be exact.
I've designed my garden to flower all year round and have tried to time everything so there's no gaps in between blooms; I'm at the mercy of the weather though and this year it's been a little odd meaning flowers are blooming when they should not and not blooming when they should...fortunately my Nerines have done what they're supposed to and I have swathes of vibrant pink flowers that contrast beautifully against the rich green of their foliage which resembles the leaves of the Agapanthus - These flowers are related, both part of the Amaryllis family.
The flowers themselves remind me a bit of lilies although the petals are thinner and and have a frilly edge. They're pretty though and even though they resemble pink spiders (I don't like spiders) I'm pleased to have made the decision to put them in.
These grow to some forty five centimetres in height so allow me to plant shorter flowers, such as the jonquil as mentioned, below them which provides a nice mix of colour, shape and height.
Nerines do not smell, well not much anyway, the fragrance is very subtle, but what they lack in scent they make up in visual impact and, like my jonquils, I cut some for inside and leave some outside also - beauty in and out is a good plan right?
It was a little challenging to take these shots as the flowers are so spider-like and a little messy I guess, but I managed to get a few I was happy with and you're looking at them. If you'd like to make a comment below please do so, tell me about your own Nerines, or other flowers you have planted or potted, choose your favourite image, or tell me that they all suck if you like - Either way, I'll respond.
Design and create your ideal life, don't live it by default; tomorrow isn't promised so be humble and kind - galenkp
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Every image in this post is my own.
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III was used to capture these images and none are for your use.
