Accession Data

Freesia laxa

Common Name: False Freesia

Family: Iridaceae

Country of Origin: W. Kenya to S. Africa

Description: Summer blooming, cormous herb. Stems slender, cylindrical; basal leaves mostly 6, erect, to 8 inches long; inflorescence 4-10 inches high, a dense 1-sided, spicate raceme, often branched; perianth bright red, tube about 1 inch long, segments oblong, half as long, the outer ones usually with a dark red basal spot, anthers red. One of the most hardy species of the genus.

Occasionally listed as Lapeirousia laxa

Accession Data

Accession #: 199500155

Accession Date: 1995-07-20 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2109

Quantity: 2

Source: RHS 1995

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: monocots

Order: Asparagales

Family: Iridaceae

SubFamily: Ixioideae

Tribe: Freesieae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References

  1. Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, January 10, 2017.
  3. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Tuesday, January 10, 2017.

Images

Freesia laxa