Plant Heritage Guernsey Annual Nerine Festival

Plant Heritage Annual Nerine Festival  

Saturday 8th - 22nd October 2016  

Times: 14:30 - 16:00 (8th Oct)  

10:00 - 16:00   (9th - 22nd Oct)  

Venue: Lower Glasshouse, Candie Gardens   

Plant Heritage Guernsey organises a display of Nerines from their extensive collection.  

Nerines have a special significance for Guernsey, with the variety Nerine Sarniensis being named for the island and popularly referred to as the 'Guernsey Lily'.  

How this link was made and how the first plants came to the island is a matter of some debate but theories range from the result of a shipwreck, to introduction by a political prisoner during the Civil War.  

The result has been a special affection for the nerine and members of Plant Heritage Guernsey  maintain a significant collection of cultivars and hybrids, which they bring together for the annual Nerine Festival.  

There are plants available for sale every day and a member of Plant Heritage Guernsey is there each weekend to answer questions.