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Tulbaghia simmleri 'Snow Queen'



I got it as a cultivar of T. fragrans but this is now synonymised with T. simmleri. Unfortunately, I have killed it, because it isn't at all frost hardy! This is the best it ever looked.
I bought it from Tuckingmill Garden Centre (long since developed for housing) and the label said:

"A clump forming perennial with grey/green strap-like leaves. Produces clusters of white flowers on spikes throughout summer. Flowers are very highly scented."

I don't think that I was alone in my experience with the plant. It seems to have dropped out of circulation fairly rapidly.

2nd August 2005

References:
  • Benham, Stephen - 'Tulbaghia; a summary of the species in cultivation', The Plantsman, Vol.15, Part.2 (1993)
  • Vosa, Canio G. - 'A revised cytotaxonomy of the genus Tulbaghia', Caryologia, 53:2, 83-112 (2000) (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00087114.2000.10589184)