Freesias
These flowering beauties will capture your heart! Noted for their fresh sweet fragrance and bright colors, Freesias require minimal maintenance and are virtually disease and pest free. They constitute lovely garden plants, providing striking color and contrast and make terrific cut flowers which may last up to 3 weeks in a vase when cut in bud.
These flowering beauties will capture your heart! Noted for their fresh sweet fragrance and bright colors, Freesias are usually grown for use as cut flowers. Each stem produces 5-10 trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in one-sided racemes atop leafless, arching, wiry stems. Many hybrids are available in single or double blooms and in colors ranging from white, yellow, orange, red, pink, purple, lavender, and various bicolors.
Freesia Double Blue
Freesia Double Yellow
Freesia Double PinkClick here to see all Freesia varieties
Requirements
| Hardiness | 9 – 10 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones | 6 – 12 |
| Climate Zones | 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
| Plant Type | Bulbs, Perennials |
| Plant Family | Freesia |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest | Spring (Early,Mid,Late)Summer (Early,Mid,Late)FallWinter |
| Height | 1' – 2' (30cm – 60cm) |
| Spacing | 3″ (7cm) |
| Depth | 2" (5cm) |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Soil Type | Chalk, Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Showy |
| Tolerance | Deer, Rabbit |
| Garden Uses | Beds and Borders, Patio and Containers |
| Garden Styles | City and Courtyard, Cutting Garden, Informal and Cottage |