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−'''''Freesia laxa''''' or False Freesia ([[Synonymy|syn.]] ''Anomatheca cruenta'', ''Anomatheca laxa'', ''Lapeirousia cruenta'', ''Lapeirousia laxa'') is an [[ornamental plant]].+
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{{Taxobox
+{{SPlantbox
−| color = lightgreen
+|genus=Freesia
−| name = ''Freesia laxa''
+|species=laxa
−| regnum = [[Plantae]]
+|common_name=False Freesia, Scarlet Freesia
−| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
+|habit=bulbous
−| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
+|lifespan=perennial
−| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
+|exposure=sun
−| familia = [[Iridaceae]]
+|water=moderate, dry
−| genus = ''[[Freesia]]''
+|features=flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, houseplant
−| species = '''''F. laxa'''''
+|flowers=red, pink, spotted
−| binomial = ''Freesia laxa''
+|Temp Metric=°F
−| binomial_authority = ([[Thunb.]]) [[Goldblatt]] & [[J.C.Manning]]
+|min_zone=8
+|max_zone=11.5
+|sunset_zones=8, 9, 12-24 (west only)
+|image=Anomatheca laxa01.JPG
+|image_width=200
}}
}}
+'''''Freesia laxa''''' or False Freesia ([[Synonymy|syn.]] ''Anomatheca cruenta'', ''Anomatheca laxa'', ''Lapeirousia cruenta'', ''Lapeirousia laxa'') is an [[ornamental plant]] native to [[South Africa]] and [[Mozambique]]. Forms clumps of grass-like leaves. [[Flower]]s are usually pink to purple-red, or less frequently white or pale blue. [[Self sows]].
−==Cultivation==
−==References==
+===Propagation===
+Seed, division
+===Pests and diseases===
+==Varieties==
+'Joan Evans' variety is only 6 inches (15cm) tall, and has pale-centered pink flowers.
+==Gallery==
+<gallery perrow=5>
+Image:Upload.png| photo 1
+Image:Upload.png| photo 2
+Image:Upload.png| photo 3
+</gallery>
+==References==
+<references/>
+<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
+<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
+<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
* {{cite book | author=[[Alfred Pink|Pink, A.]] | title=[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/11892 Gardening for the Million.] | year=[[2004]] | publisher=[[Project Gutenberg|Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation]]}}
* {{cite book | author=[[Alfred Pink|Pink, A.]] | title=[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/11892 Gardening for the Million.] | year=[[2004]] | publisher=[[Project Gutenberg|Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation]]}}
==External links==
==External links==
−*[http://nature.jardin.free.fr/bulbe/ft_freesia_laxa.html ''Freesia laxa'']
+*{{wplink}}
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+__NOTOC__