Ornithogalum candicans

Short description: Species of plant

Ornithogalum candicans

Scientific 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

(Baker) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt[1]

Synonyms[1]

* Galtonia candicans (Baker) Decne.
* Baker Hyacinthus candicans

Ornithogalum candicans \- MHNT

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]

## Cultivation

Hardiness: Z 7-10[5]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ornithogalum candicans", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=292270, 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, https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/7598/Galtonia-candicans/Details, retrieved 5 July 2020
5. ↑ Fine Gardening 2015.

## Bibliography

* Hughes, David (2014). "Galtonia candicans - Galtonia viridiflora". https://www.gardenseeker.co.uk/bulbs/galtonia/galtonia-viridiflora-candicans.html.
* Klopper, Ronell R (2005). "Galtonia candicans (Baker) Decne.". South African National Biodiversity Institute. http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantefg/galtoncand.htm.
* Fine Gardening (2015). "Summer hyacinth: Galtonia candicans". Taunton’s Women’s Network. http://www.finegardening.com/summer-hyacinth-galtonia-candicans.
* The Plant List (2013). "Ornithogalum candicans (Baker) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-292270.

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