General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: In Water
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10a
Fruit: Dehiscent: a sddEe ohgspgp
Indehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Green
Purple
Yellow
Bloom Size: 6"-12"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Fall
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Water gardens
Cut Flower
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
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Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Root
Offsets
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Preferred depth
Miscellaneous: Endangered
Awards and Recognitions: AAS (All-America Selection®)
Conservation status: Near Threatened (NT)
Ploidy: Haploid

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Common names
  • Painted Petals
  • Woodland Painted Petals
  • False Freesia
  • Freesia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Freesia laxa
  • Synonym: Anomatheca laxa
  • Synonym: Lapeirousia laxa
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