Ornithogalum candicans, known as the summer hyacinth, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to moist grassland in South Africa (Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Free State, Kwazulu/Natal, Eastern Cape).

It is a bulbous perennial growing to 100–120 cm (39–47 in), with strap-shaped leaves and white snowdrop-like flowers in late summer.

[2] It is still widely referenced under its synonym Galtonia candicans.

Originally it had been designated as Hyacinthus candicans, by Baker in 1870.

[3] This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.