Origin: South Africa
Flower color: white
Flowering period: July – September
Average plant height: 36 – 48 inches
Planting depth to base of bulbs: 6 inches
Spacing between bulbs: 8 inches
Type of bulb: true bulb
Light requirements: full sun to 25% shade
Landscape uses: border (very nice in herbaceous borders), beds and containers
Galtonia prefers a warm spot in the garden. Distributed along its long flower spike are 10 to 20 bell-shaped flowers. This makes it look rather like a large, elongated hyacinth. Galtonia also has a very pleasant fragrance.
