Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden: its collection of indigenous bulbs, particularly Nerines.

Graham Duncan will give us an introduction to Kirstenbosch and how he came to spend his entire working life there. He will then focus on the unequalled diversity of bulbs in the Cape area and the history and purpose of the bulb collection at Kirstenbosch with particular reference to Nerines. He will also refer to the South African bulbs we can grow in our gardens in Guernsey.

Dr. Graham Duncan is recently retired from Kirstenbosch National Botanic Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa and is an acknowledged expert on South African bulbs. He has written many books, scientific papers and articles about South African bulbous plants. His special interest is in the genera Lachenalia, Nerine and Agapanthus. He has studied Lachenalia for more than 40 years, about which he recently obtained his PhD.

PHG members: £10 Non-members: £15

You may also like the following events from Plant Heritage Guernsey:

• This month, 13th October, 07:00 pm, Nerine bowdenii: from discovery to rediscovery in Saint Peter Port
• This month, 16th October, 03:00 pm, The Guernsey Lily – A chance to go behind the scenes at our Nerine Collection in Saint Peter Port
• This month, 25th October, 11:00 am, The Guernsey Lily; a chance to go behind the scenes at our Nerine Collection in Saint Peter Port