FREESIA LAXA
Author:
Peter Goldblatt & J.C: Manning, 1995
Family:
IRIDACEAE
Origin:
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
Elevation:
Publisher:
Syst. Bot. 20: 171 (1995)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
2 Centimetres
Height:
25 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Bulbs
CITES:
Synonyms:
Gladiolus laxus, Carl Peter Thunberg.
Anomatheca laxa,
Lapeirousia cruenta,
Meristostigma laxa
Freesia laxa subsp. azurea, Goldblatt & J.C.Manning.
This member of the Iridaceae family was given this name by Peter Goldblatt and John Charles Manning in 1995. It is found widely spread around southern Africa, growing in a well drained soul with some water and some sun. The bulb will grow to two centimetres, the leaves grow to 25 centimetres, and the flowers are dark pink, but can be found in white and blue.. Freesia is named after the German physician: F.H.T. Freese.
The species name laxa means 'loose' in Latin.
Flower
White - Red - Blue
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
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