Freesia Refracta. 2 some sources consider it to be a subspecies of freesia leichtlinii f. In fact many of the most popular designer perfumes today include the freesia scent to balance out the overall fragrance.
Freesia hurlingii is found on dry stony slopes and flats in the southwestern cape and also the little karoo. The plant has weak stems and about 6 linear slender leaves. Freesias are grown for their flowers and clumping habit.
In fact many of the most popular designer perfumes today include the freesia scent to balance out the overall fragrance.
Naturalized in france canary islands madeira bermuda st. Freesia refracta are herbaceous plants which grow from a corm 1 2 5cm 0 4 1 inch diameter which sends up a tuft of narrow strap like leaves 10 30cm 4 12 inch long and a sparsely branched stem 10 40cm 4 16 inch tall bearing a few leaves and a loose one sided spike of flowers with six tepals. Yellow freesia refracta is considered to be the most popular sort of this flower its gentle light peppery scent seems to be rather vernal equally with muguet and mimosa it soaks the march air making it unforgettable and exhilarating driving crazy telle quelle as we like it to be. They prefer a poor to fertile organic rich sandy to loamy soil that is slightly acidic with a ph range from 6 5 to 7 5.
