Plant Profile: Freesia alba 'Burtonii'

[rafique]

Botanical Name	Freesia alba
Family	Iridaceae
Genus	Freesia
Specie	Freesia alba
Local Name in Urdu
Common Name	Freesia
Life Cycle	Annual
Cultivar Name	Freesia alba Burtonii
Category(Bush/Vine/Tree)	Bulbs Plant
Height	12-18 in.
Spacing	9-12 in.
Flowering Months	Early spring
Flower Color	pure creamy-white with yellow lower lip
Growing Areas	All Pakistan
Frost Tender
Exposure	Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH
Propagation	By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)
Uses	Ornamental
Other Details	A sport of Freesia refracta alba, is much improved as it is a very fragrant white flower of outstanding quality and size. A bulb flower that is almost a pure creamy-white with yellow lower lip which is quite free from outer purple markings, and is twice the size of Freesia refracta alba. Great for mass plantings and for picking as flowers are produced abundantly for two months from early spring. Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Flowers are fragrant