Bulbs, Tropicals > Ornithogalum > Ornithogalum saundersiae > Ornithogalum saundersiae
Ornithogalum saundersiae
Giant Chincherinchee
Origin: Eastern and South Africa.
| Family |
| Asparagaceae |
| Genus |
| Ornithogalum |
| Species |
| saundersiae |
| Category |
| Bulbs, Tropicals |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 - H4 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -7 -(-1) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 20 - 30 |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Cultivation |
| Bulbs are dormant during the winter as it flowers in summer. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Flower Description |
| A rounded corymb, with many individual florets, all with a blackish eye in the center which is the ovary. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The A.M. Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. |
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