General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 12 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Corm
Bulb
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Antique White Freesia
  • Freesia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Freesia leichtlinii subsp. alba
  • Synonym: Freesia alba

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Location: Taken at Annie's Annuals nursery
Date: 2020-03-08
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2013-03-04
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2018-02-19
First freesia blooms of the season
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2016-03-02
Zone 9b. Naturalized in abundance. Very fragrant.
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2013-03-30
Location: Botanical garden of Barcelona (Spain)
Date: 2022-04-16
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2014-03-16

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-03-19

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

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