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    GALTONIA candicans
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    GALTONIA candicans

    Commonly known as Spire lily, Summer hyacinth

    AWARD
    Tall, white hyacinth-like flowers, scented
     
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    • Good to know
    • Pests & Diseases
      None
    • Place of origin
      South Africa
    • White
      Tinged green at the base.
    • Racemes
      Slender racemes of up to 30 pendent flowers
    • Tubular
      To 5cm (2in) long
    • Border
      Suits a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Frost hardy (down to -5)
    • Height
      1m (39in)
    • Spread
      10cm (4in)
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
      Bulbous perennial. Linear-lance-shaped, grey-green leaves 50-100cm (20-39in) long
    • Half hardy - unheated greenhouse / mild winter
      Hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK except in severe winters and a risk from sudden (early) frosts. May be hardy elsewhere with wall shelter or good micro-climate. Likely to be damaged or killed in cold winters. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -5°C (23°F)
    • Scented flowers
      Slightly fragrant.
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile well drained soil
      Likes some moisture during growing and flowering period.
    • Full sun
    • Mature Size
      1m (39in)
      		 bulb/corm - guide for size not form Watering Can
        10cm (4in)
      		  
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    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
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    £6.00
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    £13.00
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