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Ornithogalum candicans
Species of plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ornithogalum candicans, known as the summer hyacinth, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to moist grassland in South Africa (Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Free State, Kwazulu/Natal, Eastern Cape). It is a bulbous perennial growing to 100–120 cm (39–47 in), with strap-shaped leaves and white snowdrop-like flowers in late summer.[2] It is still widely referenced under its synonym Galtonia candicans. Originally it had been designated as Hyacinthus candicans, by Baker in 1870.[3]
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]
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Cultivation
Hardiness: Z 7-10[5]
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