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Phenolic said:Thanks, William! I'll post an update on how it goes. I think buying new bulbs is wasteful, even if freesias are relatively inexpensive.



Out of curiosity how are the summers like where you live? Are temperatures consistently above 25 ºC/77 ºF for at least 2 to 4 weeks? Do your freesias lose their foliage in summer or in fall?

I'm playing around with room-temperature storage since the foliage on my freesias stayed green through three weeks of 30 ºC/86 ºF daytime temperatures, and only just started dying late into the summer. It might have something to do with soil moisture, I think. I kept them well-watered the entire time.

Update: My freesias are refusing to grow!

Although the bulbs didn't dry out over the winter and spring none of my freesia bulbs have grown. Big bulbs simply split into two or three smaller bulbs.