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Beginner
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0.5m
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1m
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1 year
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Galtonia candicans
Other names: Summer hyacinth, Spire lily, Berg lily
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Genus: Galtonia
Species: G. candicans - G. candicans is a perennial with narrow strap-shaped greyish-green leaves and slightly fragrant, nodding, bell-shaped white flowers in late summer.
Galtonia candicans is: Deciduous
Flower: White in Summer
Foliage: Light green in Spring
Fragrance: Faintly sweet smelling in spring during flowering period
Habit: Clump-forming, Upright
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Plant with:
Aconitum spicatum 'Stainless Steel' (Monkshood 'Stainless Steel'), Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle' (Hydrangea 'Annabelle'), Campanula latifolia (Giant bellflower), Hydrangea arborescens 'Incrediball' (Hydrangea 'Incrediball'), Hydrangea arborescens 'Invincibelle Spirit' (Hydrangea 'Invincibelle Spirit'), Veronicastrum virginicum 'Lavendelturm' (Culver's root 'Lavendelturm')
Galtonia candicans (Summer hyacinth) will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 0.5m after 1 year.
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Suggested uses: Low Maintenance, Ground Cover, Garden edging, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, City, Banks and Slopes, Containers, Rock, Underplanting, Wildflower
Cultivation: Plant in fertile, well-drained soil that is moist from spring to summer. In colder areas either lift and overwinter in a container in a cool dry site or protect with a winter mulch.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Well-drained, Moist but well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Full Sun |
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South, East, West |
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Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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