Freesia

Plant family

Iris family (Iridaceae)

Cultivation Break

Season Overview

Details

Light requirement

Sunny

Water requirement

Moist

Soil

Light (sandy)

Nutrient requirement

Medium

Dark germinator

Germination temperature

20 - 25 °C (Degrees Celsius)

Plant distance

10 cm

Row spacing

15 cm

Seeding depth

7 cm

Instructions

Description

Freesias are decorative flowering plants with elegant, funnel-shaped flowers that appear in loose inflorescences. They are particularly known for their intense, pleasant fragrance and bloom from spring to summer, depending on when they are planted. The flowers come in many colors such as white, yellow, pink, red or purple. Freesias grow from tubers, prefer warm, sunny locations and are often used as ornamental plants in beds, pots or as cut flowers.

Growing tips

Freesias prefer a sunny to semi-shady location with loose, humus-rich and well-drained soil. The tubers are planted in spring after a frost-free winter or after pre-growing from February/March, with a planting distance of 8-10 cm and row spacing of 15-20 cm. During the growing and flowering period, they should be kept evenly moist and waterlogging should be avoided at all costs. Freesias have medium nutrient requirements and benefit from occasional fertilization with organic flowering plant fertilizer or compost. After flowering, the leaves should be completely retracted so that the tubers can be dug up in the fall and stored in a dry and frost-free place. The plants are considered to be robust, flower-rich and are suitable for flower beds, pots and as cut flowers.