Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Ornamental Plants, Shrubs
Origin
Africa, Kenya, South Africa
Eastern Europe, Western Asia
Types
Freesia
Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica
Number of Varieties
15140
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Grassland, Homesteads, Tropical regions, Wet forest
gardens, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-103-11
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
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Yellow, Brown
Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Stem Cutting, Transplanting
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
occasional watering once established, Requires consistently moist soil
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand, Well drained
Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Loamy, 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
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove dead branches
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
Aphids, Mosquito
Plant Tolerance
Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas
Heat Tolerance, Humidity
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
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, Leaf Hoppers
Allergy
-
Eye irritation, Respiratory problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
Hair Conditioner, Making cosmetics, Skin cleanser
For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes dandruff, Skin cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Flowers
Leaves
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used for fragrance
Cattle Fodder, Sauces, Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Flower borders, Screening
Groundcover
Botanical Name
Freesia refracta
BASSIA scoparia
Common Name
Freesia
Burningbush, Kochia
In Hindi
Freesia
Bassia scoparia
In German
Freesie
Besen-Radmelde
In French
Freesia
Bassia scoparia
In Spanish
fresia
Kochia scoparia
In Greek
freesia
Bassia scoparia
In Portuguese
freesia
Bassia scoparia
In Polish
frezja
Mietelnik żakula
In Latin
Freesia
Bassia scoparia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Caryophyllales
Family
Iridaceae
Chenopodiaceae
Genus
Freesia
Bassia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Ixioideae
Camphorosmoideae
Number of Species
164
1
27800
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