| Description | A perennial in zone 7, used as an annual in colder gardens. I have seen fabulous plants of Snow Queen in zone #5 gardens used as annuals. |
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| Pronunciation | (fye-geal-EE-us) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Annuals |
| Hardiness Zone | (6)7-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | well drained |
| Temperature | tolerates cooler weather |
| Flowers | white, tubular, pendulous, 5 lobes, borne on a one sided panicle |
| Leaves | semi-evergreen, sub shrub, |
| Dimensions | 15-18" tall |
| Maintenance | cut back, in the northern end of its range will freeze to the ground |
| Propagation | division of suckers, stem cuttings |
| Native Site | Native to South Africa. |
| Author's Notes | I have seen plants just covered with pendulous tubular white flowers. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #109-Annuals and Tender Perennials for North American Gardens (Wayne Winterroud) |
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