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Masons' Nerine

Nerine masoniorum

Masons' Nerine
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb, Perennial
Native range
E. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Nerine masoniorum is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae, native to the eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is a bulbous perennial belonging to the group of nerines that have narrow evergreen foliage. The thread-like leaves reach a length of 25 cm or more. The flowering stem is 15–25 cm tall, with up to 11 flowers arranged in an umbel. Each flower has six narrow pink tepals with wavy edges. It flowers in late summer in cultivation, the first of the nerines to do so. It has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

The species was named by Louisa Bolus in 1930. The specific epithet masoniorum honours Marianne Harriet Mason and her brother Edward Mason, who collected in southern and tropical Africa.

Other Nerine plants

Cornish Lily · Berg Lily · Corkskrew Nerine · Guernsey Lily · Albany Nerine · Nerines

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nerine masoniorum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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