Freesia
Freesia × hybrida
📖 About this plant
Renowned for their exquisitely fragrant, funnel-shaped flowers that bloom along one side of arching stems in a rainbow of colors including white, yellow, red, pink, purple, and blue. Freesias are one of the most popular cut flowers worldwide, prized for their intense, sweet, citrus-like perfume and long vase life. Their graceful, wiry stems and delicate blooms make them perfect for bouquets and containers.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
Full sun (6+ hrs)
Every 2-3 days
Moderate (40-60%)
15-22°C
Well-draining, sandy or loamy soil enriched with compost; slightly acidic; excellent for containers with free-draining potting mix
Balanced liquid fertilizer every 2 weeks during the growing and flowering season; bone meal at planting
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- South Africa — Cape Province; the genus is named after German physician Dr. Friedrich Freese; hybridized extensively in Europe since the 19th century
- 📏 Max height
- 30-45 cm
- 📐 Spread
- 10-15 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Spring
- 🎨 Bloom color
- Yellow, White, Purple, Pink
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Green
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Perennial
- 📈 Growth rate
- Moderate
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Non-toxic to humans and pets; considered safe for households with children and animals
- 🌱 Propagation
- Division of cormels in late summer when dormant; corm offsets separated; seed sowing possible
🛡️ Health & Safety
Non-toxic to humans and pets; considered safe for households with children and animals
Common issues
- Fusarium bulb rot, Botrytis on flowers, Stunted growth from virus
💡 Care tips
- Produces some of the most fragrant flowers of any bulb,Plant corms in spring for summer blooms in warm climates,Spike-like stems with funnel-shaped flowers in rainbow colors,Excellent long-lasting cut flower with a sweet citrus scent
