Galtonia candicans

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Price:  £6.50 –+ Add to Basket Family:  Asparagaceae Main Season:  Summer Flower Colour:  White Leaf Colour:  Green Foliage:  Deciduous Position:  Sun Soil Type:  Dry, well drained Height:  60cm to 90cm (2' to 3') RHS Award of Garden Merit:  RHS Award of Garden Merit Peat Free?  Yes Hardiness Guide:  RHS H4 minimum -5C to -10C Pot Size:  1.4L Availability:      Approx. 27 in stock View our Pot Size guide:

A really good bulbous plant for a sunny, well drained site.  Funnels of broad greyish leaves and strong upright stems with spikes of large white bells in summer to 90cm.

From south Africa where it grows in seasonally damp grassland, in the UK it needs well drained soil in full sun but it does not have to be dry.  The strong plants will make quite a show once they have bulked up to produce several stems.  As long as it doesn't get too wet in winter it is pretty hardy.

Alternatively it can be successfully grown in a pot for late summer flowers and taken into a cold greenhouse or similar for the winter to give it a little protection.

Synonyms: Ornithogalum candicans and Hyacinthus candicans