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Additional Plant Details

Good to know
Pests & Diseases - none
Place of Origin - South Africa
Flower Colour: White - tinged green at the base.
Scented Plant: Scented flowers - slightly fragrant.

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GALTONIA candicans

Summer hyacinth

Tall, white hyacinth-like flowers, scented

Burncoose Catalogue Code

Bulb/Corm - Bulb/Corm or rhizomatus perennial

Herbaceous - bulbous perennial. Linear-lance-shaped, grey-green leaves 50-100cm (20-39in) long. Slender racemes of up to 30 pendent, tubular flowers to 5cm (2in) long.

Hardiness Rating

Fully hardy to Frost hardy - Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (50°F) but possibly only to -5°C (23°F) - winter mulch for protection or can be potted through the winter.

Mature Dimensions
overall height and width of plant once mature

Height - in metres - 1m (3ft)

Spread - in metres - 10cm (4in)

Preferred Location

Full Sun

Soil Conditions

fertile well drained soil - likes some moisture during growing and flowering period.

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Buy GALTONIA candicans

Pot size: 1.5 or 2 Litre

£6.00 each
3+£5.00 each
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