Freesia (Freesia) — bulb plant.
Freesia (Freesia) – bulb plant. Freesia has intensely fragrant trumpet flowers in vivid colours; a spring classic and cut flower.
Benefits
- Early, fragrant flowering
- Comes back year after year
Seasonal care
- Spring: Start of the growing season: apply a suitable fertiliser and provide sun or partial shade.
- Summer: Water moderately.
- Autumn: Autumn is a good time for planting; gradually reduce watering.
- Winter: Frost-sensitive (down to about 2°C) – overwinter it in a bright, cool place.
Specifications
- Botanical name: Freesia
- Botanical family: Iridaceae
- Life cycle: Perennial
- Foliage: Deciduous
- Exposure: Sun / partial shade
- Placement: Outdoors
- Growth rate: Medium
- Minimum temperature: 2 °C
- Drought resistance: Medium
- Mature height: 20-60 cm
- Mature width: 10-25 cm
- Flowering period: April–June
- Flower colour: Mixed
- Fragrance: Intense
- Soil: Well drained, fertile
- pH: 6,0-7,5
- Watering: Moderate
- Fertilising: At the start of growth and after flowering
- Pruning: Let the leaves dry off naturally
- Mulching: Optional
- Product code: 4035155
- EAN code: 6420384035155
Warnings
- Plant the bulbs in autumn
- Let the foliage die back naturally
Frequently asked questions
Does it survive winter outdoors?
Not entirely – it is frost-sensitive (down to about 2°C); in northern regions it should be sheltered in winter or grown in a pot.
What exposure and watering does it prefer?
Sun / partial shade; moderate watering. Freesia has intensely fragrant trumpet flowers in vivid colours; a spring classic and cut flower.
When does it flower?
Flowering period: April-June.
