Freesia Fucata - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds Beetroot rosettes of dark greenish-grey leaves

rosettes of dark greenish-grey leaves with pale spots

or their juice drunk

making it unsuitable for all but the largest spaces unless pruned back hard at the end of every growing season

Common names include Lady's Hand

It can grow to 13 m height

Freesia Fucata - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds Beetroot rosettes of dark greenish-grey leavesFreesia is a genus in the Iridaceae of about 14 species from southern Africa, mostly from the winter rainfall region of South Africa. Freesia fucata is an early blooming fragrant species that is white flushed purple with yellow markings. It is found on clay slopes in the renosterveld in the southwest Cape. USDA Zone 8 Season to Sow Autumn Photos with credit to the late Rod and Rachel Saunders, eminent experts on South African indigenous flora.