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Plant Characteristics

Lifespan:	⌛	[[Lifespan::Perennial]]

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	Sun"Sun" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property., Indoors"Indoors" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water:	◍	regular"regular" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Features:	✓	Flowers, Fragrance, Naturalizes
Sunset Zones:		8, 9, 12-24

Scientific Names

GENERAL genus/plant description

Freesia (Ecklon ex Klatt) is a genus of....

Species

• Freesia alba
• Freesia laxa (syn. Anomatheca laxa, Lapeirousia laxa)

Taxonomy

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Gallery

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  Freesia photo 1

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  Freesia photo 2

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  Freesia photo 3

References

• Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881926248
• American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432
• Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608