Freesia laxa Rainbow 9b container-grown plants should be removed

container-grown plants should be removed from the pot and the tuber stored dry and above freezing

evergreen silver leaves

topped with clusters of 6-7 narrow

a superb container specimen

Freesia laxa Rainbow 9b container-grown plants should be removedOur plant friend, JoAnn Trial of Texas shared these amazing multi colored Freesia laxa from her garden. This little known, summer dormant iris relative, native from South Africa to Kenya, was only discovered and named in 1971. We've spent years trying to sort them by colors, to no avail, since they seed so readily, and each seedling varies in color. The only answer was to offer them as a mixed seed strain. Colors range from lavender to pink, to