Galtonia Candicans
Galtonia Candicans
Galtonia Candicans
Galtonia Candicans

Galtonia Candicans

£13.99

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SKU: galtonia-candicans Category:
Common Name: Summer Hyacinth
Size: 2-3 LITRE
Hardiness: H4
Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees ˚C) are shown in brackets

  • H1a: under glass all year (>15˚C)
  • H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15 ˚C)
  • H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10 ˚C)
  • H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5 ˚C)
  • H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1 ˚C)
  • H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5 ˚C)
  • H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10 ˚C)
  • H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15 ˚C)
  • H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20 ˚C)
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This plant has won a RHS award

2-3 Litre Pot

  • RHS Award of Garden Merit
  • Position: Full sun
  • Soil: Well drained
  • Growth Rate: Average
  • Flowering Period: July-September
  • Hardiness: H4
  • Eventual Height: 1.2m
  • Eventual Spread: 0.5m

Galtonia Candicans, commonly known as ‘Summer Hyacinth’ and holder of the much coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, is a clump forming herbaceous perennial originating from moist grassland in South Africa.  It has linear, lance shaped leaves around 0.5-1m long, and bearing in late summer racemes of drooping white flowers which can be slightly tinged with green at the bases. The Galtonia is best suited for cottage and informal gardens, planted in a border or container in full sun where it will really thrive.

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Lets Go Planting

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