Freesia laxa subsp. azurea (Goldblatt & Hutchings) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Flowers lilac, pale bluish or white, lower 3 tepals each with dark blue to violet blotch at base; perianth tube 25-35 mm long; tepals 9-11(-13) x 4(-5) mm. Filaments exserted 1-3 mm. Style dividing between base and middle of anthers.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 25 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Freesia laxa subsp. azurea world distribution map, present in Mozambique and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:983609-1
WFO ID wfo-0000789535
COL ID 5HDGN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Anomatheca laxa subsp. azurea Freesia laxa subsp. azurea