Varieties:
Elan? Uchida? Alba?Single Blue?
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Hardy to: 10
Plant Height: 12-18"
Spacing: 3-12"
Sun Preference: Sun to Full Sun
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
I just bought this plant for the first time as well and I think I will also be planting it in a container. The package I bought did not come with scientific names, one of my many pet peeves of gardening, so I have no idea what varieties I have. All I know is I have 10 bulbs, 5 blue and 5 purple. The above are my best guesses based on the picture on the box.
These fragrant flowers make a great addition to cut flower
arrangements. Strap-shaped 2 inch to 4 inch leaves grow in basal fans.
They are prized for their richfragrance. The flowers will dry up after
bloom, self-sow, then start growing again in the fall, if the spent
blooms are not removed. In mild areas, Freesia may be planted (tip up)
in the fall, about 2 inches deep. Can be grown indoors in containers
in colder areas. Both require plenty of sun and moist, well-drained
soil. For indoor plants, fertilize just after buds appear. Once
flowering has completed, reduce watering, allowing plant to dry out.
When dry, store corms for replanting in containers in late summer.
'Elan' has beautiful, large, 2 inch semi-double, lilac-purple, white
throated, spring flowers which grow along the upper side of stiff
racemes. source
'Uchida' is a semi-double flower with lilac-blue color. source
Alba, an older variety, has fragrant white or creamy white blooms. The
newer Colors are anywhere from white to yellow to orange and red, and
also purples and violets. source
Growing Freesia Flowers
The corms should be planted close - six will do nicely in a 5 inch pot.
Basic Potting Soil does well and should be drained well.
Place the top of the corm, 1 inch below the soil.
During winter, bring freesia bulbs in and keep them in a sunny window.
Plant Care
Freesias are propagated by offsets of bulbs and seeds.
Freesia plants need full sun and cool night temperatures, preferably
between 45 and 40 degrees.
Keep the plants well watered while the leaves and flowers are developing.
When the leaves begin to brown after the flowers have faded, the
plants may be gradually dried off and the corms saved for the
following year. source
In the garden:
Plant outside in full sunshine so the tops of the bulbs are one and a
half inches deep. Plant two to three inches apart. Plant in a good
soil.
Plant in late May in a zone 4 or when the ground is warm enough to
plant corn (warm enough to put the back of your hand on it without
flinching) Flowers should form in mid-to late summer depending on the
season. Be prepared to stake the flowers if the season turns hot and
the bulbs produce floppy growth.
Dig up in the fall before frost destroys them, store cool (40F) and
dry until the next planting season. source
Onlinetips
arrangements. Strap-shaped 2 inch to 4 inch leaves grow in basal fans.
They are prized for their richfragrance. The flowers will dry up after
bloom, self-sow, then start growing again in the fall, if the spent
blooms are not removed. In mild areas, Freesia may be planted (tip up)
in the fall, about 2 inches deep. Can be grown indoors in containers
in colder areas. Both require plenty of sun and moist, well-drained
soil. For indoor plants, fertilize just after buds appear. Once
flowering has completed, reduce watering, allowing plant to dry out.
When dry, store corms for replanting in containers in late summer.
'Elan' has beautiful, large, 2 inch semi-double, lilac-purple, white
throated, spring flowers which grow along the upper side of stiff
racemes. source
'Uchida' is a semi-double flower with lilac-blue color. source
Alba, an older variety, has fragrant white or creamy white blooms. The
newer Colors are anywhere from white to yellow to orange and red, and
also purples and violets. source
Growing Freesia Flowers
The corms should be planted close - six will do nicely in a 5 inch pot.
Basic Potting Soil does well and should be drained well.
Place the top of the corm, 1 inch below the soil.
During winter, bring freesia bulbs in and keep them in a sunny window.
Plant Care
Freesias are propagated by offsets of bulbs and seeds.
Freesia plants need full sun and cool night temperatures, preferably
between 45 and 40 degrees.
Keep the plants well watered while the leaves and flowers are developing.
When the leaves begin to brown after the flowers have faded, the
plants may be gradually dried off and the corms saved for the
following year. source
In the garden:
Plant outside in full sunshine so the tops of the bulbs are one and a
half inches deep. Plant two to three inches apart. Plant in a good
soil.
Plant in late May in a zone 4 or when the ground is warm enough to
plant corn (warm enough to put the back of your hand on it without
flinching) Flowers should form in mid-to late summer depending on the
season. Be prepared to stake the flowers if the season turns hot and
the bulbs produce floppy growth.
Dig up in the fall before frost destroys them, store cool (40F) and
dry until the next planting season. source
Onlinetips
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