nerines

Geraldine's nerines thrived on neglect on the thin acidic sand and the rubble foundations of the house, but they loved the heat and the free-draining conditions and were proof of a plant that had obviously found its niche.

Gardens: The late, late, show… by the nerines Dan Pearson 2010

But with their southern heritage the nerines are making a countermovement.

Gardens: The late, late, show… by the nerines Dan Pearson 2010

Past the small lawn, paved terrace and formal beds of roses, fuchsias, irises and nerines is a vertiginous bank planted with clashing pink and red Camellia japonica, a large fig tree and a tulip tree Liriodendron tulipifera .

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

In my garden in Devon the dahlias and zinnia are starting to look bedraggled but the nerines, which I planted as bulbs back in March are still holding strong.

BBC Blog Network 2009