EXTRA LARGE bulbs SINGLE FREESIA RAINBOW MIXTURE

“SINGLE FREESIA” RAINBOW MIXTURE

• CATEGORY                      FREESIA
• VARIETY                          SINGLE
• DESCRIPTION                 RAINBOW MIXTURE
• HEIGHT                            25CM
• SIZE                                 7/8 (Very Large Bulbs for Freesia)
• BLOOMS                         SPRING & SUMMER
• QUANTITY PER UNIT         10,20,30,50

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Please Make Sure When Buying These Bulbs That You Don’t Buy Too Small A Bulb Or They Won’t Flower, They Will Only Throw Green Leaves. These Bulbs Are A Fantastic Flowering Size Bulb. Cheap Freesia Bulbs Will Be About A ¾ And Very Often Do Not Flower At All.

These Bulbs Are 7/8 & Very Large For Freesia & Absolutely One Of The Biggest You Can Buy For Freesia And Will Produce An Exceptional Flower.

“Freesia” Is A Group Of About 15 Species Of Perennial, Bulbous Plants Grown For Their Showy, Fragrant Flowers. All Are Widespread In Southern Africa. Freesias Are Popular Commercial Cutflowers, Garden And Houseplant Favourites And Many Are Grown For Their Fragrant Oils That Are Extracted From The Flowers And Used For Scenting Perfumes, Lotions And Candles.

The Plants Have Green, Narrow Leaves That Are Linear Or Sword-Shaped And Clustered. Only A Few Leaves Arise From The Bulbous Corms (Bulbous, Compressed, Solid, Underground Stems Covered With A Fibrous Skin). The Flowers Appear Among The Foliage On Long Spikes. Each Spike May Be Branched Or Unbranched And Bears Flowers On One Side. The Flowers Have Petals/Tepals That Form Tubular Or Funnel-Shaped Blooms That Begin To Open From The Base Of The Spike Up. Flowers Are Usually White Or Yellow And Sometomes Pink Or Red. The Fruit Is A Round, Warty Capsule. There Are Many Cultivars And Varieties With A Wide Range Of Flower Colours.

Culture And Hardiness Is Species Dependant. They Prefer Sunny To Partly Sunny Locations And Look Best When Grown In Groups. Plant Them In The Spring And Autumn. Cut Ot Remove The Flower Stalk And Leave The Remaining Foliage To Replenish The Corm For Next Season’s Blooms.

“Freesia” Is An Excellent Plant For Forcing Or Greenhouse Culture. They Are Beautiful In Beds, Containers And For Cutting. If Corms Are Planted At Intervals, Successions Of Blooms Will Grace The Garden For Cutting.

Freesia Are Notoriously Difficult To Become Established And May Take A Couple Of Years To Do So, So Please Be Patient.

Plant Bulbs 3-4” Deep In Clusters. They Can Also Be Planted In Pots.