Bowden Lily
Nerine bowdenii
Also known as
Spider Lily, Large Pink Nerine
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Full Sun
Moderate care
Light watering
Frost Hardy
H5
RHS hardiness
-15°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
50cm | Max | 10cm |
10cm | Min |
5 years to reach maturity
Flowering
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spring
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summer
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autumn
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winter
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Bowden Lily Overview
Nerine bowdenii is an autumn-flowering geophyte with impressive, large, pink or rarely pure white blooms, carried on long sturdy stems. It is the most important nerine in ornamental horticulture, highly valued for its cold tolerance, suitability as a container subject and massed bedding plant, and for its long-lasting cut flowers.
Common problems with Bowden Lily
How to propagate Bowden Lily
Division
Propagation is by seed when fresh or divide offsets in the autumn or when the leaves die down.
Seed
Special features of Bowden Lily
Pot plant
Other uses of Bowden Lily
Rock garden, container, walls