Hosta fortunei var. hyacinthina (Plantain lily 'Hyacintha Variegata')
Other names: Hosta 'Fortunei Hyacinthina', Hosta 'Hyacintha', Hosta 'Hyacintha Variegata' (fortunei)
H. fortunei var. hyacinthina is a mound-forming, deciduous perennial bearing ovate, veined, grey-green leaves with thin, white margins. Leaves emerge-blue-green in spring. Upright scapes bear racemes of funnel-shaped, pale purple flowers in summer.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.45m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Bletilla striata (Hyacinth orchid)
Other names: Common bletilla
B. striata is an half-hardy perennial. It is a deciduous terrestrial orchid with sword-shaped leaves and loose spikes of nodding pink or white flowers on wiry stems in late spring to early summer.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Bletilla striata (any variety) (Hyacinth orchid (any variety))
Other names: Common bletilla (any variety), Bletilla striata Mix, Bletilla striata Mixed, Hardy ground orchid mix , Bletilla Mixed
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Bletilla striata (any variety) is a clump-forming, half-hardy, deciduous perennial with oblong to lance-shaped, dark green leaves and, from spring into early summer, fragrant, orchid-shaped flowers in shades of pink, purple, and white.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Galtonia candicans (Summer hyacinth)
Other names: Spire lily, Berg lily
G. candicans is a clump-forming, deciduous, bulbous perennial with narrowly lance-shaped, grey-green leaves and slender, conical racemes of lightly fragrant, tubular to bell-shaped, white flowers in late summer.
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0.5m max. spread |
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1.5m max. height |
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1 year to maturity |
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