species
Nectaroscordum siculum
Sicilian honey garlic
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Nectaroscordum siculum belongs to the family Amaryllidaceae, also known as Sicilian honey garlic, introduced to the UK. It reaches 1.2 m tall and 15 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam or chalk soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from May to June. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 1.2 m tall × 15 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H6 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Chalk
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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