Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Flowering Plants
Origin
Africa, Kenya, South Africa
South America
Types
Freesia
Afternoon delight
Calpyso Mix
Duet
Number of Varieties
1512
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Grassland, Homesteads, Tropical regions, Wet forest
All sorts of environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-105-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
-
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.00 cm7.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
White, Red, Orange, Pink, Magenta, Salmon
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Yellow, Brown
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Cylindrical
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Slightly Acidic
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
High
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Needs a lot of moisture in the growing season, Stop watering completely once the plant becomes dormant
Needs watering once a week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand, Well drained
Loam, Loose, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Shade, Indirect sunlight, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Bright direct sunlight
Pruning
Cut away fading foliage, Remove deadheads, Requires very little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
20-20-20 amount, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize in early spring, Potash
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
Hair Conditioner, Making cosmetics, Skin cleanser
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Depurative, Hypotensive, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Flowers
Flowers
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used for fragrance
Decoration Purposes, Used as an ointment
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Flower borders, Screening
Landscape
Botanical Name
Freesia refracta
PORTULACA grandiflora
Common Name
Freesia
Moss Rose
In Hindi
Freesia
मॉस गुलाब
In German
Freesie
Moss Rose
In French
Freesia
Moss Rose
In Spanish
fresia
musgo de Rose
In Greek
freesia
Moss Rose
In Portuguese
freesia
rosa-musgo
In Polish
frezja
Moss Rose
In Latin
Freesia
Rosa moss
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Caryophyllales
Family
Iridaceae
Portulacaceae
Genus
Freesia
Portulaca
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Ixioideae
-
Number of Species
16120
1
27800
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