Difference between revisions of "Freesia laxa"
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| name = ''Freesia laxa'' | | name = ''Freesia laxa'' | ||
| + | | common_names = False Freesia, Scarlet Freesia | ||
| + | | growth_habit = Bulbous | ||
| + | | lifespan = Perennial | ||
| + | | exposure = Full sun, indoors | ||
| + | | features = flowers, fragrance, self-sows | ||
| + | | hardiness = frost-tender | ||
| + | | usda_zones = 8-11 | ||
| + | | sunset_zones = 8, 9, 12-24 (west only) | ||
| regnum = [[Plantae]] | | regnum = [[Plantae]] | ||
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | ||
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Freesia laxa or False Freesia (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. Flowers are usually pink to purple-red, or less frequently white or pale blue. Self sows.
'Joan Evans' variety is only 6 inches (15cm) tall, and has pale-centered pink flowers.
