How to tend a Freesia x
Also known as: Ixia caryophyllacea Burm.f., Montbretia xanthospila (Redouté) Heynh., Tritonia xanthospila (Redouté) Ker Gawl. ex Spreng., Waitzia xanthospila (Redouté) Heynh., Anomatheca xanthospila (Redouté) Ker Gawl. ex Spreng., Freesia elimensis L.Bolus, Freesia parva N.E.Br., Freesia xanthospila (Redouté) Klatt, Gladiolus xanthospilus Redouté
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Keep soil moist, water thoroughly when soil is dry
Sunlight
Likes moderate sunshine, avoid direct strong light, seedling stage and flowering put in places with bright scattered light
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply once every 10-15 days in spring
Pruning
Remove withered flowers, old, diseased, and dead leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Africa
- Category
- Iridaceae, Freesia
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠15 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period April-May, viewing period 3-4 weeks
- Flower colors
- red, purple, yellow, white, or in mixture
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