Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Africa, Kenya, South Africa
Western United States, Canada
Types
Freesia
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Number of Varieties
155
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40000
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Habitat
gardens, Grassland, Homesteads, Tropical regions, Wet forest
Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-104-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
7-1
Sunset Zone
-
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.00 cm610.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Deep Red, Pink, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Yellow, Brown
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Cuttings, 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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand, Well drained
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Shade, Indirect sunlight, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun
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
Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Mountain pine beetle, White pine blister rust
Plant Tolerance
Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas
Drought
Flowers
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
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
-
Hay fever, Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
Hair Conditioner, Making cosmetics, Skin cleanser
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Antiseptic, Diuretic, Vermifuge
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Flowers
Inner Bark, Seeds
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used for fragrance
Used as a thickener in soups, Used for making green dye, Used to flavour soups
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Flower borders, Screening
Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
Freesia refracta
PINUS albicaulis 'Glauca'
Common Name
Freesia
Whitebark Pine, White Pine, Pitch Pine
In Hindi
Freesia
Whitebark Pine
In German
Freesie
Whitebark Pine
In French
Freesia
Pin à écorce blanche
In Spanish
fresia
Whitebark pino
In Greek
freesia
Whitebark Pine
In Portuguese
freesia
Whitebark Pine
In Polish
frezja
Whitebark Pine
In Latin
Freesia
Pinus albicaulis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Asparagales
Pinales
Family
Iridaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Freesia
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
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Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Ixioideae
Pinoideae
Number of Species
165
1
27800
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