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Plant Profile: Freesia alba 'Burtonii'

Posted: July 4th, 2013, 9:07 am
by 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