Transplanting Nerines

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Hi All,

Just wondering when is the best time to move Nerine (I think N. bowdenii).  Right now in Spring they're a nice clump of foliage, they go sort of semi-dormant in Summer, and bloom in the Fall.

Also, last Winter I asked about pruning roses, and I think Joe Seals or maybe David Feix recommended not pruning them at all.  So, to report back on the results: 

 

The roses look good to me, but maybe wouldn't look good to a real rosaphile.

The shrubs are loose and rangy with sprays of blossoms, as opposed to dense and bushy and covered with blossoms.  I like my roses loose and lanky, though, because they make a nice contrast to most mediterranean plants' rounded, compact shapes.

-Ben Armentrout-Wiswall

Simi Valley, Inland Ventura County

Southern California