Scientific Name:
Freesia
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hybrida
Pronunciation:
FREE-zee-uh ex HIB-rih-duh
Common Name:
freesia
Family Name:
Iridaceae
Plant Type:
Flowering cut plant
Key ID Features:
Leaves iris-like, narrow, sword-shaped, florets sweetly fragrant, funnel-shaped, 5-10 form on an arching, spike-like cyme, peduncle wiry, up to 45cm tall.
Habit:
Arching
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Africa, Garden origin (South Africa)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Cut flower or foliage, Floristry
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Grass-like
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Sheathing
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Spike-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
3
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Yellow, Blue, Violet, Purple, Pink, Red
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
Additional Info:
Require cool temperatures to flower; six tepals
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Green, Brown
Fruiting Time:
May, Jun
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Corms
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
