Ornithogalum candicans

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]

Ornithogalum candicans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Tribe: Ornithogaleae
Genus: Ornithogalum
Species:
O. candicans
Binomial name
Ornithogalum candicans
Synonyms[1]
  • Galtonia candicans (Baker) Decne.
  • Hyacinthus candicans Baker
Ornithogalum candicans - MHNT

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]

Cultivation

Hardiness: Z 7-10[5]

References
  1. "Ornithogalum candicans", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-05-21
  2. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley, 2008, p. 1136, ISBN 978-1405332965
  3. Klopper 2005.
  4. "Galtonia candicans AGM", RHS Plants, retrieved 5 July 2020
  5. Fine Gardening 2015.

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