guernsey lily
Nerine bowdenii
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones7 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall1 to 3 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pink
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Guernsey lily (Nerine bowdenii) is a bulb for borders, containers, rock gardens, and cut flowers. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Spidery pink flowers rise from strap-like foliage in autumn. Deer and rabbits rarely make it their first choice. In cold winters, you can grow it in a pot and protect it.
Pairs well with Society garlic, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, and Silver sage.
Native range
Africa.