Freesia laxa subsp. laxa Harms

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Freesia > Freesia laxa

Characteristics

Flowers pink to red (rare white sports are known), usually paler on reverse, lower 3 tepals each with dark red blotch at base; perianth tube 20-35(-40) mm long; tepals 10-12(-15) x 4-8 mm. Filaments exserted 1.5-2.0 mm. Style dividing between middle and apex of anthers.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
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. laxa world distribution map, present in Kenya, Mozambique, Mauritius, Norfolk Island, Réunion, Rwanda, eSwatini, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, South Africa, and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77170679-1
WFO ID wfo-0000790674
COL ID 5HDGP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 707396
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Synonyms

Lapeirousia graebneriana Lapeirousia cruenta Freesia cruenta Freesia laxa subsp. laxa